was a Japanese woodblock artist associated with the '' sōsaku-hanga'' (creative prints) movement. His style was strongly influenced by

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. Fujimori was born in 1891 in

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. He studied Western-style art (''

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'') with the Hakuba-kai ("White Horse Society") in 1910, and the next year enrolled in the Tokyo School of Fine Arts from where he graduated in 1916. At the school he met Onchi Kōshirō with whom he collaborated on ''Tsukuhae'' ("Moonglow"), a print and poetry magazine, producing 37 prints. In 1919 he contributed to the first exhibition of the Japan Creative Print Association (Nihon Sosaku-Hanga Kyokai). After a period teaching in Fukoka and Taiwan, in 1922 he moved to Tokyo to pursue a career as a professional artist in the fields of painting, printmaking and illustration. He worked as editor of ''Shi to hanga'', was a contributor to many other publications, and was a founding member of the Nihon Hanga Kyōkai in 1931. He provided thirteen prints for the seminal sōsaku hanga series '' One Hundred Views of New Tokyo'' (''Shin Tokyo hyakkei'') of 1929–32, and produced his own series, ''Twelve Views of Great Tokyo'' (''Dai Tokyo Junikei''), in 1933–34. His bold and simple expressionistic carving style may have derived from the loss of his right thumb in an accident in his youth.

Gallery

Fujimori 1.jpg, ''Against the light'' Fujimori Shizuo - Night from TSUKUHAE I, 1914.jpg, Night, 1914 Fujimori Shizuo - Nature and Life (from Tsukuhae I), 1914.jpg, ''Nature and Life'', 1914 Fujimori Kabuki-za.jpg, ''Kabuki-Theater'' from '' 100 Views of New Tokyo'' Fujimori Rotes Tor.jpg, ''Red Gate'' from '' 100 Views of New Tokyo'' Fujimori Yasukuni.jpg, ''Yasukuni Shrine'' from '' 100 Views of New Tokyo''

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Fujimori Shizuo (1891–1943)
The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujimori, Shizuo 1891 births 1943 deaths Japanese printmakers Sosaku hanga artists