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Takasegawa Seasons by Clifton Karhu

Kamal Bakhshi Modern Asian

Woodcut/Woodblock/Ukiyo-e

1990

Edition Size: 100

Sheet Size: 62.3 x 34.8 cm

Signed

Condition: Pristine

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A set of four prints of the Takase river in Kyoto (高瀬川, Takase-gawa)

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The Artist

Clifton Karhu

Born in Duluth, Minnesota, the late Clifton Karhu was one of the most acclaimed American woodblock artists to work in Japan. Though the son of two painters and artistically inclined from an early age, Karhu joined the military. Stationed at the American Navy base in Sasebo from 1946 to 1948, he fell in love with Japan. Upon his return to the United States, he attended the Minneapolis Art School (1950-52) before returning to Japan in 1952, this time as a missionary of the Lutheran church. From Hiroshima to Kyoto, he and his wife sold bibles until he became disillusioned with the mission. Settling in Gifu prefecture, he returned to art, working in oils and watercolour. Karhu’s reputation grew swiftly, winning first prize at the Middle Pacific Art Group Exhibition, and held his first solo exhibition at Shin Gifu Gallery.

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