Clifton Karhu - Year of the Pig - "All Push For A Posh Year"

Name: Clifton Karhu - Year of the Pig - "All Push For A Posh Year"
Brand: Kumo Arts
Price: 500.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£500.00

Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print

Clifton Karhu’s dynamic banner print pairs playful English wordplay with a stylized boar, heralding the Year of the Pig/Boar in an exuberant Zodiac composition. 🐗🎉

Year & Edition: c. 1995? · Artist’s Edition of 100 (41/100) (signed in pencil, lower left).
Medium: Woodblock.
Dimensions: Sheet approx. W: 63.00 cm × H: 20.00 cm.
Condition: Excellent; vivid, unblemished colours; paper edges clean & intact; faint corner tape residue front & verso; a few tiny pin-hole foxing spots.
Notes: This mural-style banner is part of Karhu’s late-’80s–’90s Zodiac series, where each print celebrates its animal with bold lines and vibrant panels. The phrase “All Push For A Posh Year” cleverly riffs on the boar’s forward charge, promising prosperity and good fortune ahead. Karhu’s energetic composition and calligraphic flourishes make this a festive centerpiece for any collection.

About the Artist

Clifton Karhu (1927-2007) was an American-born woodblock printmaker who spent most of his life in Kyoto. His bold lines and vivid colours captured the character of Kyoto’s machiya townhouses and quiet backstreets, earning him recognition both in Japan and internationally. His works are held in major museum collections around the world. Karhu’s legacy lives on through his family and The Tolman Collection, his long-time representatives. Today, his son Joel Karhu continues the tradition with a striking printmaking practice of his own. [ ← View All Works by Clifton Karhu]