Aoyama Seiji (Masaharu) 青山誠司 (正治), 1893-1969.

Born in Saitama prefecture. Also known as Aoyama Seiji and Aoyama Masaharu. Studied ink painting at Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Served in Imperial Household Museum until his retirement in 1936. Exhibited in Teiten and in the Nihon Sosaku-Hanga Kyokai show in 1929. Self-carved blocks. Some self-printed; others produced with assistance from the publisher Ishiyama and printers in his employ. Prints sometimes signed Seiji and sealed Ao with the first character of his family name.

See:

• Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada. Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975 (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, c1992), p. 10.

	Creator.Personal Name: 青山誠司 (正治), 1893-1969. Creator.Personal Name: Aoyama Seiji (Masaharu), 1893-1969. Creator.Role: print-maker Title: [Untitled: fishing boat] Description: framed woodblock print with artist's seal within image and signature in bottom margin; no edition number. Subject: Fishermen. Type: Woodcuts. Style.Period: Modern. Technique: Prints. Material.Medium: ink. Material.Support: paper. Measurements: 15 x 11 in. Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.) ID: Framed. Rights: C. J. Campbell. Record Type: work.
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	Creator.Personal Name: 青山誠司 (正治), 1893-1969. Creator.Personal Name: Aoyama Seiji (Masaharu), 1893-1969. Creator.Role: print-maker Title: [Untitled: nandin in snow] Description: woodblock print with artist's seal within image; unsigned; no edition numbers. Subject: Flowers. Type: Woodcuts. Style.Period: Modern. Technique: Prints. Material.Medium: ink. Material.Support: paper. Measurements: 7.75 x 10.5 in. Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.) ID: Aoyama Seiji M-1 Rights: C. J. Campbell. Record Type: work.
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