TANAKA RYOHEI
Etching. Born 1933, Osaka. Studied under the etching master Furuno Yoshino.
Permanent Exhibitions: the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Fogg Museum at Harvard University; Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts. San Francisco; Honolulu Academy of Arts; Cleveland Art Museum; Singapore National Museum; Cincinnati Art Museum.
Exhibitions: several overseas, mainly USA, and Japan.
Tanaka is recognised as one of Japan’s most important contemporary etching masters. He is so well known that he signs his prints simply with the initial of his surname and then his given name – T. Ryohei. His prints usually portray charming scenes of thatched farmhouses, country lanes, bamboo groves, shrine entrances, and beautiful trees. His idyllic villages capture a picturesque Japanese countryside that is fast disappearing, and his prints are therefore all the more appreciated by those who wish that the traditional life of Japan could be preserved for ever. He finds his pastoral subjects in the surroundings of western Honshu where he lives, much of it teetering on the brink of extinction as urban development takes over. He is also inspired by the temples and shrines of Kyoto and has produced a series of prints on that theme. Tanaka insists that all of his etchings are of real places, and each beckons us to visit so we can share the artist’s pleasure. As with many traditional Japanese artists the seasons are very important to Tanaka, and although almost all of his output is in black and white, some of his recent prints have shown trees in glorious
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Gunge's Alley TANAKA RYOHEI: Gunge's Alley](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/220-149x180.jpg)
Title: Gunge's Alley - SOLD OUT
Date: 1993
Medium: Etching
Edition: 150
Image size: 21 x 17cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Persimmon and Snow TANAKA RYOHEI: Persimmon and Snow](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/614-180x141.jpg)
Title: Persimmon and Snow - SOLD OUT
Date: 2006
Medium: Etching
Edition: 100
Image size: 30 x 39cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Akutagawa zutsumi River Bank TANAKA RYOHEI: Akutagawa zutsumi River Bank](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-AKUTAGAWA-ZUTSUMI-Bank680-180x119.jpg)
Title: Akutagawa zutsumi River Bank - SOLD OUT
Date: 2003
Medium: Etching
Edition: 100
Image size: 23 x 51cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Pampas Grass (2) TANAKA RYOHEI: Pampas Grass (2)](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Pampas-Grass-2759-copy-180x133.jpg)
Title: Pampas Grass (2) - SOLD OUT
Date: 2012
Medium: Etching
Edition: 50
Image size: 28 x 46cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Warayane (Thatched Roof) No.24 - Rare Print TANAKA RYOHEI: Warayane (Thatched Roof) No.24 - Rare Print](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Thatched-Roof-No.-24-148-copy-180x133.jpg)
Title: Warayane (Thatched Roof) No.24 - Rare Print - SOLD OUT
Date: 1975
Medium: Etching
Edition: 100
Image size: 27 x 46cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Namiki (Roadside Trees)- Very Rare Print TANAKA RYOHEI: Namiki (Roadside Trees)- Very Rare Print](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Tanaka-Roadside-Trees-116-175x180.jpg)
Title: Namiki (Roadside Trees)- Very Rare Print - SOLD OUT
Date: 1973
Medium: Etching
Edition: 100
Image size: 55 x 55 cm framed
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Around a Veranda TANAKA RYOHEI: Around a Veranda](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Around-a-Veranda-180x140.jpg)
Title: Around a Veranda - SOLD OUT
Date: 2013
Medium: Etching
Edition: 50
Image size: 24 x 39cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Autumn Temple TANAKA RYOHEI: Autumn Temple](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Autumn-Temple-733-180x178.jpg)
Title: Autumn Temple - SOLD OUT
Date: 2008
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Edition: 100
Image size: 51 x 51 cm framed
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Ono TANAKA RYOHEI: Ono](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Ono-763-180x128.jpg)
Title: Ono - SOLD OUT
Date: 2012
Medium: Etching
Edition: 50
Image size: 40 x 52 cm framed
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Shirakawa River TANAKA RYOHEI: Shirakawa River](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Shirakawa-River-484-176x180.jpg)
Title: Shirakawa River - SOLD OUT
Date: 1991
Medium: Etching
Edition: 150
Image size: 10 x 10 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Wachi 03 TANAKA RYOHEI: Wachi 03](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-WACHI-03689Copy-180x154.jpg)
Title: Wachi 03 - SOLD OUT
Date: 2004
Medium: Etching
Edition: 100
Image size: 30 x 40 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Washigamine TANAKA RYOHEI: Washigamine](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Washigamine-499-180x156.jpg)
Title: Washigamine
Date: 1992
Medium: Etching
Edition: 130
Image size: 26 x 35 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Washing Day TANAKA RYOHEI: Washing Day](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Washing-Day-536-180x158.jpg)
Title: Washing Day - SOLD OUT
Date: 1994
Medium: Etching
Edition: 150
Image size: 17 x 21 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Mountain Village in Tamba TANAKA RYOHEI: Mountain Village in Tamba](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Mountain-Village-in-Tamba769-158x180.jpg)
Title: Mountain Village in Tamba
Date: 2013
Medium: Etching
Edition: 50
Image size: 12 x 9 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Shimbashi Bridge TANAKA RYOHEI: Shimbashi Bridge](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Shimbashi-Bridge-706-180x180.jpg)
Title: Shimbashi Bridge
Date: 2006
Medium: Etching
Edition: 150
Image size: 19 x 19
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Seattle (1) TANAKA RYOHEI: Seattle (1)](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Seattle-1-407-e1574811775419-135x180.jpg)
Title: Seattle (1)
Date: 1987
Medium: Etching
Edition: 130
Image size: 29 x 24
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Seattle (2) TANAKA RYOHEI: Seattle (2)](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Seattle-2-408-e1574811879888-180x135.jpg)
Title: Seattle (2)
Date: 1987
Medium: Etching
Edition: 130
Image size: 20 x 36 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Ruined Farmhouse (5) TANAKA RYOHEI: Ruined Farmhouse (5)](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Ruined-Farm-House-5-152-180x144.jpg)
Title: Ruined Farmhouse (5) - SOLD OUT
Date: 1975
Medium: Etching
Edition: 100
Image size: 30 x 38.5 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Stonehouse TANAKA RYOHEI: Stonehouse](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Stonehouse-399Copy-154x180.jpg)
Title: Stonehouse - SOLD OUT
Date: 1987
Medium: Etching
Edition: 150
Image size: 20.5 x 17 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Makino Beach TANAKA RYOHEI: Makino Beach](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Makino-Beach-707-e1574812532145-135x180.jpg)
Title: Makino Beach
Date: 2006
Medium: Etching
Edition: 100
Image size: 51.5 x 23 cm
![TANAKA RYOHEI: Cameillia TANAKA RYOHEI: Cameillia](http://hangaten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tanaka-Canellia-762-157x180.jpg)
Title: Cameillia
Date: 2012
Medium: Etching with aquatint
Edition: 50
Image size: 20.5 x 17 cm