Reika Iwami (b.1927) - Artist Portfolio
Reika Iwami was born in 1927 and graduated from the Tokyo Bunka Gakuin Art College. She pursued the art of doll-making and doll-carving for eleven years, before becoming a printmaker in 1954. Iwami is a rarity among woman woodblock artists in her avoidance of color. Solid, pure blacks are blended with finely textured grays and some metallic gold or silver. Large full moons often dominate her prints, with rocketlike gold thrusts piercing them in bold curves. Click on the buttons below to learn more about these great artists.
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Title: Water Banquet Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print with embossing and gold metallic ink Edition/Date: 4/50 - 1979 Size: 47" x 61" (print) Notes: Signed, dated and numbered with graphite: Reika Iwami '79 Price: Call 808-947-9399 for information |
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Title: Ode to Water Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print with embossing and gold metallic ink Edition/Date: 13/50 - 1978 Size: 65" x 79" (framed) Notes: Signed, dated and numbered with graphite: Reika Iwami '78 Price: Call 808-947-9399 for information |
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Title: Dialogue with Water Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print with embossing and gold metallic ink Edition/Date: 36/50 - 1974 Size: 62 1/2" x 77" (framed) Notes: Signed, dated and numbered with graphite: Reika Iwami '74 Price: Call 808-947-9399 for information |
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Title: Water Banquet Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print with embossing and gold metallic ink Edition/Date: 9/50 - 1979 Size: 63" x 76" (framed) Notes: Signed, dated and numbered with graphite: Reika Iwami '79 Price: Call 808-947-9399 for information |
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Title: Water
Manifestation Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print with embossing and gold metallic ink Edition/Date: 18/50 - 1977 Size: 62 1/2" x 75" (framed) Notes: Signed, dated and numbered with graphite: Reika Iwami '77 Price: Call 808-947-9399 for information |
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Title: Water Banquet Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print with embossing and gold metallic ink Edition/Date: 9/50 - 1976 Size: 44" x 61" (framed) Notes: Signed, dated and numbered with graphite: Reika Iwami '76 Price: Call 808-947-9399 for information |
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Title: Afternoon on the
Horizon Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print with embossing Edition/Date: 12/50 - 1978 Size: 45" x 59" (framed) Notes: Signed, dated and numbered with graphite: Reika Iwami '78 Price: Call 808-947-9399 for information |
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Title: August Water Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print with embossing and gold metallic ink Edition/Date: 7/50 - 1976 Size: 61" x 75" (framed) Notes: Signed, dated and numbered with graphite: Reika Iwami '76 Price: Call 808-947-9399 for information |
