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[[Image:White Falcon in a pine tree, woodblock print by Sawa Sekkyô, 13.5 x 7.75 inches.jpg|thumb|right|300px|White Falcon in a pine tree, [[woodblock print]] by [[Sawa Sekkyō]], 13.5 x 7.75 inches]]
[[Image:Examples of Sawa Sekkyô's signature, both reading 'Sekkyô ga.jpg|thumb|right|Examples of Sawa Sekkyō's signature, both reading “Sekkyō ga”]]
{{family name hatnote|Sawa|lang=Japanese}}


'''Sawa Sekkyō''' was a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] [[woodblock printing in Japan|Japanese woodblock prints]] in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was originally a pupil of [[Tsutsumi Tōrin]], a painter of the [[Kanō school]], but left the school and became an independent [[ukiyo-e]] artist. Sekkyō is best known for his landscapes and bird and animal studies, the latter often printed entirely in black or blue ink.
{{nihongo|'''Sawa Sekkyō'''|沢 雪喬, 沢 雪崎, or 沢 雪橋||}}was a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] [[woodblock printing in Japan|Japanese woodblock prints]] in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was originally a pupil of Tsutsumi Tōrin a painter of the [[Kanō school]], but left the school and became an independent ukiyo-e artist. Sekkyō is best known for his landscapes and [[kachō-e|bird-and-animal]] studies, the latter often printed entirely in black or blue ink (''[[aizuri-e]]'').

==Signature==
[[Image:Examples of Sawa Sekkyô's signature, both reading 'Sekkyô ga.jpg|thumb|left|81px|Examples of Sawa Sekkyō's signature, both reading “Sekkyō ga”]]

Sekkyō used an obsolete [[kanji]] in his name that cannot be reproduced by modern electronic media. Therefore, his name may be written in Japanese as 沢 雪喬, 沢 雪崎, or 沢 雪橋.


==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:White Falcon in a pine tree, woodblock print by Sawa Sekkyô, 13.5 x 7.75 inches.jpg|''White Falcon in a pine tree.'' [[Woodblock print]], 13.5 x 7.75 in.
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
* Lane, Richard, ''Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print'', New York, Putnam, 1978, 320.
* [[Richard Douglas Lane|Lane, Richard]]. (1978). ''Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|9780192114471}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5246796 OCLC 5246796]
* Newland, Amy Reigle, ''The Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints'', Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2005, Vol. 2, 484, 581.
* Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). ''Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints.'' Amsterdam: Hotei. {{ISBN|9789074822657}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61666175 OCLC 61666175] <!-- see Sawa Sekkyō, p. 141-2. -->
* Roberts, Laurance P., ''A Dictionary of Japanese Artists'', Tokyo, Weatherhill, 1976, 141-2.
* Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). ''A Dictionary of Japanese Artists.'' New York: Weatherhill. {{ISBN|9780834801134}}; [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2005932 OCLC 2005932] <!-- see Sawa Sekkyō, p. 141-142. -->
* Stewart, Basil, ''A Guide to Japanese Prints and Their Subject Matter'', New York, Dover Publications, 1979, 359.
* Stewart, Basil, ''A Guide to Japanese Prints and Their Subject Matter'', New York, Dover Publications, 1979, 359.


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Latest revision as of 04:28, 12 March 2023

Examples of Sawa Sekkyō's signature, both reading “Sekkyō ga”
In this Japanese name, the surname is Sawa.

Sawa Sekkyō (沢 雪喬, 沢 雪崎, or 沢 雪橋)was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was originally a pupil of Tsutsumi Tōrin a painter of the Kanō school, but left the school and became an independent ukiyo-e artist. Sekkyō is best known for his landscapes and bird-and-animal studies, the latter often printed entirely in black or blue ink (aizuri-e).

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References

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  • Lane, Richard. (1978). Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192114471; OCLC 5246796
  • Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei. ISBN 9789074822657; OCLC 61666175
  • Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. New York: Weatherhill. ISBN 9780834801134; OCLC 2005932
  • Stewart, Basil, A Guide to Japanese Prints and Their Subject Matter, New York, Dover Publications, 1979, 359.
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