{"product_id":"koizumi-kishio-paperback","title":"Koizumi Kishio - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina Berna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Thomsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoizumi Kishio born in Shizuoka June 23, 1893, was the third son of Koizumi Ken'kichi, a master calligrapher who had served the Tokugawa Shogunate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe young Koizumi relocated to Tokyo in 1909 where for three years (1909-1912) he studied Western-style watercolor techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoizumi learned the craft of cutting blocks from his father's block-carver, Horikoshi Kan'ichiro, beginning in 1912. He did sosaku hanga, self prints and was a strong proponent of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoizumi is best known for his great series \u003cem\u003eShowa dai Tokyo hyaku zue\u003c\/em\u003e - One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era, which he carved and printed himself between 1928 and 1940. Prints from this series make up most of this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround 1940, two other ideas for series formed in Koizumi's mind - twelve scenes of Nikko National Park, one for each month of the year, and thirty-six views of Mt Fuji.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to Allied bombing of Tokyo Koizumi Kishio relocated to his in-laws' home in Saitama (north of Tokyo) in 1945, where he died on December 7th.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47332887199929,"sku":"9780947508289","price":97.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/bdU5ePlz7d9780947508289.webp?v=1780480235","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/koizumi-kishio-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}