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Kobayashi Keisei (born January 26, 1944) is a Japanese printmaker, hanga artist, and wood engraving artist. He has also made their patterns more complicated. Techniques, such as composition of more two wood plates and what called "Kagami-Bari" technique (a technique for creating two symmetrical figures on both sides of Washi paper as reflected in Kagami-Mirror.).
He is a professor at Tama Art University (Painting Department printmaking course), a member of "The Japan Print Association" and a member of "Japan Artists Association, Inc.".
1990 ""The 1st Kochi International Exhibition of Prints Triennial"<Special Award>= "Transferred soul -Foreboding-“=
1991 "The 1st International print triennale, Osaka" <special Award> = “Transferred soul -H3-3-"=
1992 "C.W.A.J. Australia Exhibition(Queensland Art Gallery. etc.)"
2007 "The 13th Gen Yamaguchi Memorial Grand Prize"
Public collection
[Worldwide]
British Museum / Royal Academy of arts (the U.K.) Rue yellowtail hole international print center (Slovenia) Washington State University / Pueblo Museum (U.S.A.) Guanajuato state establishment Alhondiga de Granaditas Museum / Diego Rivera Museum (Mexico) Ticotin Japan Museum (Israel) New South Wales art museum (Australia) New Zealand National Gallery (New Zealand) Taipei City art museum (the Republic of China) Silpakorn University (Thailand) Ilmin Museum (Korea)
[Japan]
The National Museum of Modern Art,Tokyo / Bridgestone Museum of Art/ Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts / The Museum Of Modern Art, Saitama / Yokohama Museum Of Art / Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art / Suzaka HANGA Museum / Kamiyamada Cultural Center / Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art / Niigata City Art Museum/ The Museum Of Modern Art,Toyama / Kurobe City Art Museum / Aichi Prefectural art museum / Okazaki City art museum / National Museum of Art, Osaka / Osaka Contemporary Art Center / The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama / Hiroshima Prefectural art museum / Higashihiroshima City Museum of Art / Shimane art museum / The Museum of Art,Kochi / Kami City art museum / Miyazaki Prefectural art museum / Agency for Cultural Affairs others
Publication
1968 Portfolio of original prints "The Social Movement of Japan, Meiji Era" (private house book wood engraving)
1979 Portfolio of original prints "A song without words " (Shirota Gallery)
1984 Portfolio of original prints "In the silent time" (Shirota Gallery)
1992 "Keisei Kobayashi Wood Engraving 1977–1992" (Gallery station Co., Ltd. ISBN 4-915478-50-5 ISBN 978-4915478505)
2011 October "Keisei Kobayashi Ctalogue Rqaisonne Wood-Engraving 1976–2011-" publication (Abe publication Co., Ltd. ISBN 4-87242-328-3 ISBN 978-4872423280)
Portfolio of original prints " Transferred soul -paradise (Eden)- " (Shirota Gallery)