Tomikichiro Tokuriki Red Torii of Heian retail Jingu Kyoto Shrine Hanga Kyoraku Ju-go

Product Name: Tomikichiro Tokuriki Red Torii of Heian retail Jingu Kyoto Shrine Hanga Kyoraku Ju-go
Size: 11 1/4" x 10" (28.5 x 25 cm) retail Biography Tomikichiro Tokuriki was born March 22, 1902, in Kyoto, Japan. The first teacher of the young Tomikichiro was his grandfather. Later he entered the Kyoto School of Arts and Crafts with a two-year preparatory class and four years of regular training, and later a three year training at the Kyoto College of Art. He graduated from Kyoto Art College in 1923. Tomikichiro Tokuriki died in 1999 in Kyoto. Passion for Sosaku Hanga While still at college, the young artist discovered his passion for sosaku hanga prints - a movement that had spread from Tokyo to Kyoto. With the assistance of an old carver and an Ukiyo-e printer, Tomikichiro Tokuriki learned everything to master the complete process of design, carving and printing himself. Later he joined the Hanga Association and met other artists of the sosaku hanga movement like Hiratsuka, Masao Maeda, Kihachiro Shimozawa, Hide Kawanishi and Shiko Munakata. Two Artists in One Tokuriki Tomikichiro.