was a Japanese artist. Little is known about him, except that he worked with the
Kyoto City publisher Happōdō. He rejected the Western concept that art was an expression of the artist's individuality. Rather, he embraced the traditional method of producing
woodblock prints through the cooperation of a designer (artist), a woodblock carver, a printer, and a publisher. He also favored traditional
Japan
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ese subjects, such as Japanese textiles, ''
kabuki'', and ''
ukiyo-e'' masterpieces.
Prints
Kojima is best known for his series ''One Hundred Poetry Illustrations''. It consists of 50 woodblock prints. Each print is about a traditional Japanese poem. The series were published by
Kondo Happodo in Kyoto in 1932. For the prints he used metallic pigments, gofun, and embossing.
Gallery
Asagao Nikki by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11045.JPG, ''Asagao Nikki''
Kanjincho by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11048.JPG, ''Kanjincho''
Kasane Ogi by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11054.JPG, ''Kasane Ogi''
Kibun Daijin by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11037.JPG, ''Kibun Daijin''
Michitose by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11043.JPG, ''Michitose''
Nozaki Mura by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11051.JPG, ''Nozaki Mura''
Ohancho by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11036.JPG, ''Ohancho''
Onatsu Kyoran by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11039.JPG, ''Onatsu Kyoran''
Sanja Matsuri by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11053.JPG, ''Sanja Matsuri''
Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11049.JPG, ''Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami''
Sukeroku by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11050.JPG, ''Sukeroku''
Ten no Amijima by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11042.JPG, ''Ten no Amijima''
Yodo no Kawase by Kojima Gyokuho, c. 1934, Honolulu Museum of Art 11045.JPG, ''Yodo no Kawase''
References
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1907 births
1934 deaths
Japanese printmakers
People of Shōwa-period Japan
Shin hanga artists