{"id":51269,"date":"2026-04-06T10:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/?p=51269"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:48:37","slug":"enduring-impressions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/2026\/04\/06\/enduring-impressions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Enduring Impressions&#8221; Celebrates the Iconic Art of Japanese Woodblock Printmaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=36192947  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/id:4c535ce4a60877a8ac8037fffbc668c7\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/2026_03_06_EnduringImpressionsGoldenCraneReception_PhotobyJonathanLey-59.jpg\" alt=\"people looking at art\" class=\"wp-image-51276\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guests enjoying the art displayed in Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints at Portland Japanese Garden. Photo by Jonathan Ley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the walls of the <a href=\"https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/garden-spaces\/pavilion\/\">Pavilion Gallery<\/a>, white tailed kites soar above a dazzling pattern of spring ferns in April Vollmer\u2019s print Circling. A Chinese bellflower unfurls its five violet petals in Kenji Takenaka\u2019s<em> Kiky\u014d<\/em> (\u6854\u6897) and a delicate chrysanthemum sprouts as though by magic from the red paper of an instant ramen cup in Yoonmi Nam\u2019s <em>Instant<\/em> series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These works by Vollmer, Takenaka, and Nam are just a selection by seven artists featured in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/events\/enduring-impressions-contemporary-woodblock-prints\/\">Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints<\/a><\/em>, on display in the Pavilion Gallery this spring. The exhibition is the first collaboration between Portland Japanese Garden and the Honolulu Museum of Art, and celebrates iconic art of <em>mokuhanga<\/em> (\u6728\u7248\u753b), the centuries-old process of Japanese-style woodblock printmaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=1579183948  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/id:799f99f48bfcd79edcd798debeb864b8\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/2026_03_06_EnduringImpressionsGoldenCraneReception_PhotobyJonathanLey-93.jpg\" alt=\"an art exhibition\" class=\"wp-image-51273\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints is on exhibit at Portland Japanese Garden through June 15, 2026. Photo by Jonathan Ley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mokuhanga has an extensive history in Japan, and the accessible price and transportable nature of prints allowed imagery and artistry from Japan to travel widely around the world and become a globally renowned art form after Japan opened its borders at the turn of the 19th century. <a href=\"https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/events\/enduring-impressions-contemporary-woodblock-prints\/\"><em>Enduring Impressions<\/em> <\/a>reveals how a centuries-old tradition is experiencing a contemporary revival as artists around the world use the quiet power and unique characteristics of woodblock printmaking to create captivating works of art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the beauty of the contemporary landscape of mokuhanga is the community being built around the practice, in addition to the exquisite artworks themselves. Today, new generations of artists have been inspired to learn the art of mokuhanga, contributing to the spread of this art form across cultures and years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work of the seven artists in the <a href=\"https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/garden-spaces\/pavilion\/\">Pavilion Gallery<\/a> represent a selection of this community of contemporary artists inspired by the aesthetics and process of mokuhanga. Co-curated with Stephen Salel, the Honolulu Museum of Art\u2019s Curator of Japanese Art, the work of seven artists in the Pavilion Gallery represent a selection of this community that has been inspired by the aesthetics and process of mokuhanga. Six artists \u2013 Kenji Takenaka, April Vollmer, Yoonmi Nam, Miho Morinoue, Hiroko Morinoue, and Setsuko Morinoue, were exhibited at HoMA in the fall of 2025. Representing Portland\u2019s own vibrant arts community is Aya Morton, an Oregon-based artist and illustrator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=181036682  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/id:3cb2b4e917a22ae5d1d3504c2c048db5\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/2026_03_06_EnduringImpressionsGoldenCraneReception_PhotobyJonathanLey-36.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"a woman smiles next to framed woodblock prints on a wall\" class=\"wp-image-51275\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aya Morton, an illustrator, printmaker, and fine artist whose work is currently being shown in Portland Japanese Garden\u2019s new art exhibition, Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints.  Photo by Jonathan Ley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behind the contemporary landscape of mokuhanga lies an extensive tradition stretching across centuries. <a href=\"https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/cultural-village\/tanabe-gallery\/\">The Calvin and Mayho Tanabe Gallery<\/a> presents just a chapter of this rich legacy through the exhibition of work by two artists who differ in culture, era, and style, but who are united in process: <em>shin hanga<\/em> artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) and Portland-born abstract artist Richard Diebenkorn (1922\u20131993). On loan from The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints and the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation respectively, these prints were both created using the highly coordinated design process known as the <em>hanmoto<\/em> (\u7248\u5143) system, in which a publisher \u201cled\u201d an operation involving multiple artists and craftspeople to produce printed artwork, including the artist who created the original design, woodblock carvers, and printers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wandering through the gallery of nature-inspired prints, one might feel the presence of artists and audiences across centuries who were equally inspired by the same beauty of the natural world as well as the careful and detailed process of creating mokuhanga prints. Rooted in tradition but growing within community and innovation, the contemporary landscape of mokuhanga artists continues to evolve and inspire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=2008201179  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:788\/h:443\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enduring-Impressions_Key-Visual_16x9.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20788%20443%22%20width%3D%22788%22%20height%3D%22443%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22788%22%20height%3D%22443%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48459\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:788\/h:443\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enduring-Impressions_Key-Visual_16x9.jpg 788w, https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:376\/h:211\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enduring-Impressions_Key-Visual_16x9.jpg 376w, https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enduring-Impressions_Key-Visual_16x9.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enduring-Impressions_Key-Visual_16x9.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:1067\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enduring-Impressions_Key-Visual_16x9.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:150\/h:84\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enduring-Impressions_Key-Visual_16x9.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpmedia.japanesegarden.org\/cb:NhfT.31879\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Enduring-Impressions_Key-Visual_16x9.jpg 2x\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/japanesegarden.org\/events\/enduring-impressions-contemporary-woodblock-prints\/\"><strong><em>Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints<\/em> <\/strong>is open now through June 15.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about Enduring Impressions: Contemporary Woodblock Prints, on display in the Pavilion Gallery this spring. 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