{"product_id":"fukazawa-yukio_chohan-ni-yotte-utau-shijin-2024","title":"Yukio Fukasawa Exhibition: A Poet Who Sings Through Engraving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Yukio Fukazawa: The Poet Who Sings Through Engraving\" is the exhibition catalog for the 2024 exhibition of the same name, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Sakura City Museum of Art and the centennial of Yukio Fukazawa’s birth. Tracing the trajectory of Fukazawa’s career through approximately 200 works and documents, the catalog covers his early oil paintings, his self-taught copperplate prints, the large-scale color etchings influenced by his time in Mexico, and the mezzotints of his later years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYukio Fukazawa was born in 1924 in Masuho, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, and studied metal engraving in the Crafts Department of the Tokyo Fine Arts School. After graduation, he began creating oil paintings in Tsurumai, Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture. However, a right knee injury sustained during the war led him to transition to copperplate printing, a medium he could work on at his desk. He mastered the technique on his own, and in 1957, he won the 25th Japan Print Association Prize for works such as those inspired by Dante’s *Divine Comedy*, which he pursued at the suggestion of Ryuko Kawaji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1963, he taught printmaking in Mexico City, where he was deeply influenced by Mexican civilization after visiting ancient ruins across the country. Upon returning to Japan, he developed large-scale color etchings and continued to produce works themed around Mexico. In his later years, he turned toward serene and lyrical expressions using mezzotint, continuing to create art until the age of 91 alongside his self-made automated rocker, \"Chintara I.\" Over his lifetime, he produced more than 1,100 copperplate prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe catalog is organized into five chapters: \"Works Before Copperplate Printing,\" \"Self-Taught Copperplate Printing,\" \"Kenji Miyazawa and Yukio Fukazawa,\" \"Encounter with Mexico,\" and \"The Serene World of Mezzotint.\" It also includes an essay by Kanako Nishikawa titled \"Essays on Yukio Fukazawa’s Works Based on Newly Discovered Materials,\" as well as a chronology, bibliography, and list of works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Yukio Fukazawa: The Poet Who Sings Through Engraving\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Sakura City Museum of Art\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] August 10, 2024\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 95 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Dimensions] approx. 213×297×7mm \/ approx. 409g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\/English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Fukazawa Yukio-ten: Chohan ni yotte utau shijin\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Edited and published by Sakura City Museum of Art; written by Kanako Nishikawa; translated by Minako Yoshida\u003cbr\u003e[Printing\/Binding] Produced and printed by Art Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [9] Excellent\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured Book] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] \"30th Anniversary and Centennial Celebration: Yukio Fukazawa Exhibition—The Poet Who Sings Through Engraving\" (Sakura City Museum of Art, August 10–September 29, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYukio Fukazawa (1924–2017)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1924 in Masuho, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture. He studied metal engraving at the Tokyo Fine Arts School, and after graduation, moved to Tsurumai in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, to create oil paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing a right knee injury during the war, he transitioned to copperplate printing, which he could practice at his desk. He learned the techniques through self-study and won the 25th Japan Print Association Prize in 1957 for works including those based on Dante’s *Divine Comedy*. He continued to exhibit his work in both domestic and international exhibitions throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1963, he taught printmaking in Mexico City, where he was strongly influenced by ancient ruins and Mexican civilization. After returning to Japan, he produced large-scale color etchings and was awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican government in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his later years, he focused primarily on mezzotint, continuing to produce prints until the age of 91 with his automated rocker, \"Chintara I.\" He left behind over 1,100 works throughout his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSakura City Museum of Art\u003cbr\u003eChiba City Museum of Art\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ふかざわゆきお｜深沢幸雄 \/ FUKAZAWA Yukio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67620009640114,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/fukazawa-yukio_chohan-ni-yotte-utau-shijin-2024.jpg?v=1790997095","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/en\/products\/fukazawa-yukio_chohan-ni-yotte-utau-shijin-2024","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}