Okuyama, Gihachirō 奥山儀八郎, 1907-1981.

Gihachirō Okuyama was an extremely prolific Japanese artist who worked in a variety of different styles. He began his career in the late 1920s designing woodblock prints for commercial purposes. His work included posters and advertisements for the Japan Wool Company and Nikka Whiskey. In 1931, Okuyama founded the Tokyo Advertisement Art Association, whose name was later changed to Tokyo Advertising Creator's Club (Tokyo Kokoku Sakka Kurabu). Okuyama's interests were not limited to the commercial aspects of printmaking. From 1923 to 1933, he studied with Ishii Kendo, learning about the traditions of Japanese printmaking and ukiyo-e.

See:

• Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada. Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975 (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, c1992), p. 120.

Creator.Personal Name: 奥山儀八郎, 1907-1981. Creator.Personal Name: Okuyama, Gihachirō, 1907-1981. Creator.Role: print-maker Title: [Untitled: Hearth 囲炉裏 (irori) with hanging kettle 鉄瓶 (tetsubin)] Description: black and white woodblock print; unsigned; artist's black "Gi" 儀 seal in image. Subject: Fireplaces. Subject: Kettles. Type: Woodcuts. Style.Period: Modern. Technique: Prints. Material.Medium: ink. Material.Support: paper. Measurements: 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.) Rights: C. J. Campbell. Record Type: work. Detail: seal

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