Posted by Lucienne (188.62.185.210) on January 27, 2021 at 11:09:38:
In Reply to: Re: Information by the artist Choka posted by DavidK on January 27, 2021 at 04:52:49:
David
I understand what you mean about these "Choka" (Choka Matsumoto) prints. Tried to find some info about the artist but he seems to be a phantom just a date of birth 1902....
There is an interesting article by Artelino about Kyoto printmakers and how the Sosaku Hanga artists were not well accepted/successul and to survive made popular Shin Hanga designs.
This is just a wild guess (no back-up documents)
Who was "Choka" maybe just an alias of a true Sosaku Hanga artist forced to design Shin Hanga.
Azechi Umetaro had a very different background but was also a Sosaku Hanga artist.
https://www.artelino.com/articles/kyoto-printmakers.asp
https://www.artelino.com/articles/umetaro_azechi.asp
Good luck with your research