Ohno Bakufu "Hawks in Flight"

Two hawks are shown in flight and set against a green, bokashi shaded background. The design is simple, but the richness of the colors and the details throughout are striking features of this woodblock print by Bakufu.

Date: c. 1950
Size: Oban
Publisher: Kyoto Hanga-in (second state)
Condition: Fine color and condition, light wear on margins
Frame shown: 16” x 24” x 1/2” Modern Metal, Grey

Ohno Bakufu (1888-1976) was a painter who is well-regarded today for his still life and landscape themed woodblock prints. Best known for his "Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection" series produced in 1937-1941 in six volumes, of which the first editions are exceptionally rare, many of Bakufu's prints possess a distinctive style using vivid and rich colors.