Osamu Sugiyama | Japanese Art

This week an Osamu Sugiyama auction is being run at Artelino (www.artelino.com) and is decribed as “Osamu Sugiyama – for old prices – 1035″. The auction is scheduled to end Thursday, September 27, 2012, 8:00:00 PM.

Looking at the prices for several prints at the Artelino auction and comparing them with pricing available at Osamu Sugiyama’s own website today it does appear that for some prints the reserve plus buyers premium set at Artelino may exceed the retail cost of the same prints from the artist. (Please note that this may depend on your specific currency exchange rates and the particular print your after).

As an example, the print listed on Artelino as ” Osamu Sugiyama born 1946 – 10 Views of Mt. Fuji – Moonlight over Shinobino Moor” has a reserve of $200USD plus 20% commission giving $240USD. Osamu’s own price for this print is 17,850JPY which converting at xe.com today is $228USD. That price difference ($240 vs $228) isn’t bad for the first/only bidder but any additional bidders will in my view be paying to much. For those of you in the EU don’t forget to factor in the additional 7% VAT buying from Artelino vs any import taxes if buying from Japan.

So, if you are planning on bidding at the Artelino auction be sure to compare your woodblock prints pricing over at Osamu’s website to ensure that your not paying more than you need to.

The gallery has been updated with two woodblock prints by Osamu Sugiyama. Both woodblock prints are from a series on Japanese mountains by Sugiyama. Both are self carved, printed and published by the artist. The first is a scene is of Azumino village in Nagano prefecture and the second is a view of Mt Hodaka which is located in the northern region of the Japanese Alps. To view these woodblock prints click the thumbnails below are to see the full description for the print visit the artists gallery by clicking here ->Osamu Sugiyama Woodblocks<-


Azumino Village in Twilight	Sunrise at Mt Hodaka

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Osamu Sugiyama Japanese Woodblock Print – Glacier Express.

The print Glacier Express by woodblock print-maker Osamu Sugiyama has been added to the gallery. This landscape format print which was self-carved and self-printed by the artist shows the Swiss Glacier Express train crossing a bridge in the Swiss Alps. According to the Glacier Express website….”The Glacier Express is the most famous railway in the world. It travels from Zermatt to Davos or St. Moritz in around seven hours. It is a day trip through untouched mountain landscapes, glamorous health resorts, deep gorges, delightful valleys, 91 tunnels and across 291 impressive bridges.”

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Osamu Sugiyama was born in Tokyo in 1946. He had studied at the Yoshida Hanga Academy – an institution established by the Yoshida family to teach and encourage the art of Japanese woodblock prints making. His teacher was Toshi Yoshida, the eldest son of Hiroshi Yoshida.

He remains connected with the Yoshida family as a member of the Yoshida Hanga Academy. The academy organizes art shows for its members.

Osamu Sugiyama’s woodblock prints are predominately of mountain scenes with his prints including series from Japan, the Himalayas and Europe.