Login

Country
4.9/5 From 210 Reviews
500+ Cities Served Internationally
Free Shipping Worldwide
Testimonials

Cart

Your cart is empty
Kamisaka Sekka — Cranes | Japanese Woodblock PrintKamisaka Sekka — Cranes

Artist · 29 prints

Kamisaka Sekka Prints

About Kamisaka Sekka

Kamisaka Sekka (1866–1942) was a Japanese painter and designer from Kyoto, born into a samurai family. He began studying painting as a teenager and came to see himself as an heir to Rinpa, the decorative school of Kōetsu, Sōtatsu and Kōrin known for bold shapes, gold grounds and stylised nature. The Japanese government later sent him to Glasgow, where he saw Art Nouveau first-hand. Back in Kyoto he taught at the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts and designed textiles, ceramics, lacquerware and interiors.

Sekka is often called the last great Rinpa artist. His work mixes the flat colour and simplified forms of Rinpa with a modern design sense. He is best known for Momoyogusa (A World of Things), a set of 60 woodblock prints in three volumes published in Kyoto by Unsōdō in 1909–1910. Earlier books for the same publisher include Chigusa (A Thousand Grasses, 1899) and Chō senshu (A Thousand Butterflies, 1904).

Kamisaka Sekka prints: reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints by the Kyoto designer Kamisaka Sekka, most of them from his 1909 book Momoyogusa. The collection includes Cranes, Wisteria (1909), High Wave (1909), Mount Fuji (1909) and Small Waves (Sazanami).

This selection concentrates on nature reduced to flat shapes and bold colour: waves, pine trees, wisteria, chrysanthemums, maple, ivy, peonies, cranes and a white heron. Seasonal scenes such as hanami, frost and snow sit alongside a few figure prints, including dancers, an old man and a woman. Many designs read almost as patterns, with large areas of a single colour.

The graphic designs suit modern living rooms, dining rooms and offices, and the wave and plant prints work well as pairs or in a row above a sofa or console. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with low-glare acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.

Tsuki — Japanese koto
Browse all 29 prints
Cranes by Kamisaka Sekka — Three red-crowned cranes gather amid soft green pine needles
Kamisaka Sekka — Cranes | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Hedge by Kamisaka Sekka — A tangled bare hedge glows with flecks of blue, white and yellow
Kamisaka Sekka — Hedge | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Flowers and leaves, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — A broad dark leaf shadows pale pink blossoms and lavender flowers
Kamisaka Sekka — Flowers and leaves, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Dancers, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — Three kimono-clad dancers move together in patterned robes
Kamisaka Sekka — Dancers, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Pine Trees by Kamisaka Sekka — Wind-bent pine trunks lean together beneath tufts of dark needles
Kamisaka Sekka — Pine Trees | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Green mountains, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — Rolling green mountains meet a soft band of white cloud-like forms
Kamisaka Sekka — Green mountains, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Wisteria (Momoyogusa) by Kamisaka Sekka — Deep blue wisteria clusters cascade through broad green leaves
Kamisaka Sekka — Wisteria (Momoyogusa) | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
High Wave (Hoge golf) by Kamisaka Sekka — A cream wave curls around two overlapping grey-blue discs
Kamisaka Sekka — High Wave (Hoge golf) | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Ivy (Klimop) by Kamisaka Sekka — A dark vine carries clustered leaves in autumn colour
Kamisaka Sekka — Ivy (Klimop) | Japanese Botanical Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Hanami season, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — Two travelers in patterned kimono pass beneath cherry blossoms
Kamisaka Sekka — Hanami season, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
House, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — A plum branch curls beside a lattice window and dark beam
Kamisaka Sekka — House, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Small Waves (Sazanami) by Kamisaka Sekka — Silvery ripples cross a warm-toned band of coastal water
Kamisaka Sekka — Small Waves (Sazanami) | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Moon and Grasses by Kamisaka Sekka — A pale moon glows behind tall silver-edged grasses
Kamisaka Sekka — Moon and Grasses | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Snow, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — A cloaked figure presses through a blinding snowstorm
Kamisaka Sekka — Snow, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Fishing Village (snow) by Kamisaka Sekka — Snow-laden roofs behind a curtain of drying fishing nets
Kamisaka Sekka — Fishing Village (snow) | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Chrysanthemums, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — A robed figure reclines against rock amid chrysanthemum clouds
Kamisaka Sekka — Chrysanthemums, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Old man, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — A smiling bald elder in a black robe rests beside a round disc
Kamisaka Sekka — Old man, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Woman, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — A woman balances a bundle on her head under red maple leaves
Kamisaka Sekka — Woman, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Chrysanthemums (Momoyogusa) by Kamisaka Sekka — Cascading white chrysanthemums spill over a warm brown bank
Kamisaka Sekka — Chrysanthemums (Momoyogusa) | Japanese Bird & Flower Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Tree (Momoyogusa) by Kamisaka Sekka — Pale plum blossoms cluster on a gnarled black branch
Kamisaka Sekka — Tree (Momoyogusa) | Japanese Bird & Flower Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Birds, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — Pale birds cross a winding teal river above frosted reeds
Kamisaka Sekka — Birds, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Bird & Flower Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Wisteria (ox cart) by Kamisaka Sekka — An ox cart hung with wisteria stands beside two women
Kamisaka Sekka — Wisteria (ox cart) | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Frost, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — Frosted silver grasses rise before a pale round moon
Kamisaka Sekka — Frost, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Fan, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — An open fan design in navy, silver waves and pale green
Kamisaka Sekka — Fan, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Maple, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — Maple branches in red and orange hang over a gold-flecked path
Kamisaka Sekka — Maple, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
White Heron (Momoyogusa) by Kamisaka Sekka — A white heron stands behind a black lattice of crossed lines
Kamisaka Sekka — White Heron (Momoyogusa) | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Mount Fuji, from Momoyogusa by Kamisaka Sekka — A snow-white Fuji stands flat against a gold sky
Kamisaka Sekka — Mount Fuji, from Momoyogusa | Japanese Woodblock Print Sale priceFrom $165.00
Kamisaka Sekka Small Waves Print: Vintage Japanese Woodblock Art Duo - 9ArtPrints
Kamisaka Sekka — Statement Duo | Small Waves | Japanese Woodblock Art Print Sale priceFrom $355.00
Kamisaka Sekka — Peonies | Rinpa Revival Print - 9ArtPrints
Kamisaka Sekka — Peonies | Rinpa Revival Print Sale priceFrom $165.00