Yuji Hiratsuka Figurative Prints

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2023 Image Size: 10.5 x 7 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young woman contemplating small plants and animals...

Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more...

"Meteor Rider" features a contemplative, angelic figure adorned with delicate wings, surrounded by celestial orbs and accompanied by a watchful owl, all rendered in Hiratsuka’s signa...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Image of a young girl i Kimono. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whi...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2023 Image Size: 10.5 x 7 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young woman with chocolate and marshmallow figures...

"CN 31773" merges botanical motifs with the human form, reflecting the artist’s ongoing exploration of the interconnectedness between people and their environments. The title refers ...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2025 Image Size: 16" H x 11" W Edition of 10 Yuji Hiratsuka’s Fertile Nest shows a radiant blossom rising above a woven nest cradling a buddin...

Hiratsuka’s focus on the coexistence of Eastern and Western influences, as well as his use of satire, irony, and ambiguity, invites viewers to reflect on the complexity of modern ide...

A young female angel contemplating thorny rose.Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 10. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, thei...

In Camouflage, Yuji Hiratsuka fuses whimsy and introspection in a vivid composition that balances humor with psychological nuance. A woman with angelic wings carries a serene white h...

Signed, title and numbered in pencil by the artist. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate mor...

"Bio Satellite Orbiting The Moon" by Yuji Hiratsuka is a print that combines a surreal or imaginative depiction of a satellite’s journey with human or anthropomorphic forms, rendered...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2021 Image Size: 12 x 9 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young Japanese woman contemplating her image in a mi...

One of the Hiratsuka’s iconic stylized female figures, rendered with serene restraint and quiet symbolism. The woman’s simplified, mask-like face is framed by dark hair and a small g...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2020 Image Size: 18 x 12 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young woman with traditional Japanese fan in front ...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from his edition of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and iro...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2024 Image Size: 12 x 9 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young Japanese woman contemplating her image in a mi...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 14. Image of a young girl with a traditional tea pot and ramen noodle cup. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japa...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Image of a young girl with a bird perched on her head while someone takes her photo. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilities. Young women and their relationships to shoes, food, and fashion provide much of Hiratsuka’s subject matter. Another group of his prints focus on landscape, flowers, and floral patterns. Hiratsuka’s graphic work has been exhibited in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He has received numerous awards in international competitions. During the last four years he has had 14 solo shows in the United States, and international solo shows in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Munich, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland. Partial list of public collections: The British Museum, UK Tokyo Central Museum, Japan Panstwowe Museum, Poland The House of Humor and Satire, Bulgaria Cincinnati Art Museum, OH Jundt Art Museum, WA The Portland Art...

This imaginative etching by Yuji Hiratsuka features two mirrored female figures rendered in his signature blend of contemporary stylization and traditional Japanese visual language. ...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

"Juggling" shows a woman depicted from behind, her hair neatly arranged and crowned with a large, intricately woven bird’s nest. Atop the nest sits a vibrantly patterned bird, render...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. This is #3 of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony r...

Signed, title and numbered in pencil by the artist. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate mor...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from his edition of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and iro...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 20. Image of a young girl facing a table full of deserts in agarden setting. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Ja...