NAMIKI HAJIME
Woodblock. Born 1947 Tokyo. Initially studied sculpture under the master artist Ogura Shigeru,then went into woodblock printing in the 1970’s.
Permanent Collections: The White House, Washington DC; University of Wisconsin; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Numerous private collections. Frequent exhibitions in Japan and USA.
Namiki is overwhelmingly known for his images of trees, often travelling to the actual location of a giant tree to sketch the subject before the printing process. He uses a combination of unique vibrant colours for the trees and as background works with a special gold or silver leaf creating an exquisite effect which lifts the trees from their background. His early works often contain Mount Fuji as background with several trees in the foreground, while his more recent works concentrate on one specific tree.
Title: Dogwood 3A - SOLD OUT
Date: 2002
Medium: Woodblock
Edition: 200
Image size: 35 x 52cm
Title: Neodani no Usuzumi Zakura
Date: 2003
Medium: Woodblock
Edition: 200
Image size: 37 x 69cm
Title: Yonaki Matsu B - SOLD OUT
Date: 2004
Medium: Woodblock
Edition: 150
Image size: 47 x 64cm
Title: Tree Scene 119
Date: 2006
Medium: Woodblock
Edition: 200
Image size: 33 x 66cm
Title: Tree Scene 94B - SOLD OUT
Date: 1999
Medium: Woodblock
Edition: 200
Image size: 42 x 22cm
Title: Tree Scene 95A - SOLD OUT
Date: 1999
Medium: Woodblock with gold leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 35 x 53cm
Title: Weeping Cherry 13 - SOLD OUT
Date: 2011
Medium: Woodblock with gold and silver leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 75 x 58cm
Title: Tree Scene 146 - SOLD OUT
Date: 2012
Medium: Woodblock with gold leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 40 x 40cm
Title: Minobusan Kuonji Temple Weeping Cherry Tree
Date: 2014
Medium: Woodblock with gold leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 38 x 62cm
Title: Banyan Tree of Igei - SOLD OUT
Date: 2016
Medium: Woodblock with gold and silver leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 38 x 62cm
Title: Dogwood 9 - SOLD OUT
Date: 2011
Medium: Woodblock with gold leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 34 x 47cm
Title: Hocchi no Sakura 2
Date: 2014
Medium: Woodblock with gold and silver leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 38 x 61cm
Title: Tree Scene 115
Date: 2004
Medium: Woodblock with silver leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 35 x 52cm
Title: Dogwood 8 - SOLD OUT
Date: 2011
Medium: Woodblock with gold and silver leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 29 x 29cm
Title: Tree Scene 149
Date: 2015
Medium: Woodblock with gold leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 35 x 52 cm
Title: Weeping Cherry 25
Date: 2021
Medium: Woodblock with gold leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 42 x 21cm
Title: Dogwood 13
Date: 2021
Medium: Woodblock with gold leaf
Edition: 200
Image size: 46 x 45cm framed
Title: Tree Scene 103-B
Date: 2001
Medium: Woodblock with silver leaf
Edition: 150
Image size: 35 x 52cm
