Akira Kurosaki - ハーヴァード大学 (Harvard University)

Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print

A striking fusion of cartography and collage, this 1975 print layers a meticulously carved map of Harvard with bold red and green overlays and three inset photographic vignettes - melded through woodblock and zinc relief to create a dynamic tribute to academic tradition and modern design. 🎓🗺️

• Year & Edition: 1975 · Ed. of 75 (17/75) (signed & titled in pencil to plate).
• Medium: Woodblock & zinc relief.
• Dimensions: Sheet H 48.00 cm × W 33.75 cm.
• Condition: Excellent; no browning, mat burn, or discoloration. Paper crisp with clean, sharp edges; image face unblemished.
• Notes: From Kurosaki’s “America - Love & Peace” series in collaboration with Sohei Uchiyama (embossed S.UCHIYAMA seal, lower right). Listed in the National Museum of Art Osaka union catalog.

About the Artist

Akira Kurosaki (1937-2019) was a pioneering mokuhanga artist who fused traditional Japanese woodblock techniques with bold abstraction and surreal landscapes, rendered in his signature deep reds, purples and blacks. A graduate of the Kyoto Institute of Technology and devoted to the sōsaku hanga ethos - overseeing every stage of production himself - he earned the Florence Biennale Gold Prize and Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure. From 1987 he taught and led the Printmaking Department at Kyoto Seika University, mentoring a generation of printmakers; his work is held by the British Museum, MoMA and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. [ ← View All Works by Akira Kurosaki]