New York Asia Week, March 14–22, 2024
The culmination the decades-long pursuit of assembling a comprehensive representation of paintings by the great 20th century Japanese artist, Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), collected by the prominent woodblock print artist, Paul Binnie (b. 1967).
In 1993, Paul Binnie (b. 1967) moved from Paris to Tokyo in order to pursue training as a woodblock carver and printer, embarking on an artistic career that established him as one of the most important artists working in the Japanese tradition of woodblock printmaking. Now, thirty years hence, Binnie is still going strong. This month he released the tenth design in his series, Flowers of A Hundred Years (Bubble Era [of 1990]), as well as a limited edition set of three woodblock printed illustrations commissioned for a deluxe edition the science fiction classic novel, The Moon Moth. In recognition and celebration of Paul Binnie’s 30 years as a printmaker, Scholten Japanese Art has assembled a very special online exhibition of some of the artist’s most rare and sought-after works including such rarities as his 1994 Nocturne, the 2005 Butterfly Bow, and the 2006 Phoenix Dream, all of which have long proven (nearly) impossible to acquire by his most ardent collectors.
11 am – 5 pm (by appointment)
The exhibition presents the work of two modern printmakers, Oda Kazuma (1881-1956), and Kishio Koizumi (1893-1945), both prominent members of the sosaku hanga (creative print) movement who shared an interest in depicting daily life in views of modern Japan, particularly following the transformation of Tokyo after the 1923 earthquake. Although both embraced the ‘artist as creator’ ethos associated with sosaku hanga, they utilized varying techniques.
Part One: Oda Kazuma
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Oda Kazuma was the leading color lithographer in Japan who also produced self-carved as well professionally published woodblock prints, the exhibition includes examples of his landscape and figural prints produced in all three modes of production.
Part Two: Kishio Koizumi
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Kishio Koizumi was a passionate sosaku-hanga artist dedicated to carving and printing his own woodblock prints. The gallery exhibition will have on view a selection from a complete set of Kishio Koizumi’s monumental series, One Hundred Pictures of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo hyakuzue), produced between 1928 and 1940. The complete series of 100 prints is being offered as a set with an original storage box, and every print will be available in Part Two of the online exhibition.
An online presentation of Meiji Period (1868-1912) woodblock prints in celebration of the Japanese Art Society of America’s 50th anniversary exhibition, Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan, opening on October 3, 2023 at the Asia Society here in New York. Our selection includes works by Kiyochika, Yoshitoshi, Ginko, Kunichika, Chikanobu, and Shuntei, among others, and concludes with a group of fifteen prints from the collaborative series promoting modern goods, Collections of Famous Products, The Pride of Tokyo, featuring complex mitate (parodies) enriched by layered meanings and cultural references which are revealed by unlocking the rebuses (picture puzzles) and wordplay.
Scholten Japanese Art is pleased to extended backstage passes to the second half of our most exclusive kabuki theater (of the mind)! Part Two of our online exhibition features a selection of shin hanga prints and related ephemera that will have you come face-to-face with the most extraordinary actors of the kabuki theater.
view the exhibition →This summer Scholten has your backstage passes to the most exclusive kabuki theater (of the mind)! Our new online exhibition features a selection of prints offering viewers both a front row seat to the drama…as well as a peek behind the curtain.
view the exhibition →Scholten is a private gallery specializing in Japanese woodblock prints and paintings. We offer ukiyo-e from the 18th to 20th centuries, including shin hanga, sosaku hanga, and Japanese-style woodblock prints produced by Western artists. Located in a spacious suite in the old Meurice Hotel, just steps from Central Park South, we enjoy meeting with visitors one on one in order to best learn about your interests and share the collection with you.
Scholten Japanese Art is open Monday - Friday, and some Saturdays, by appointment only.
Contact Katherine Martin at
(212) 585-0474 or email [email protected]
to schedule a visit between 11am and 4pm preferably for no more than two individuals at a time.
Follow us on Instagram here for a variety of works from our inventory; and here, for our account showcasing art acquired at our gallery and displayed by collectors in their homes.
Scholten is a private gallery specializing in Japanese woodblock prints and paintings. We offer ukiyo-e from the 18th to 20th centuries, including shin hanga, sosaku hanga, and Japanese-style woodblock prints produced by Western artists. Located in a spacious suite in the old Meurice Hotel, just steps from Central Park South, we enjoy meeting with visitors one on one in order to best learn about your interests and share the collection with you.
Scholten Japanese Art is open Monday - Friday, and some Saturdays, by appointment only.
Contact Katherine Martin at
(212) 585-0474 or email [email protected]
to schedule a visit between 11am and 4pm preferably for no more than two individuals at a time.
Follow us on Instagram here for a variety of works from our inventory; and here, for our account showcasing art acquired at our gallery and displayed by collectors in their homes.
Scholten Japanese Art is open Monday - Friday, and some Saturdays by appointment only
Contact Katherine Martin at
(212) 585-0474 or email
[email protected]
to schedule a visit between 11am and 4pm preferably for no more than two individuals at a time.
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March 18, 2024
Scholten Japanese Art
145 West 58th Street, suite 6D
New York, New York 10019
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