Yuji Hiratsuka Art

"Meteor Rider" features a contemplative, angelic figure adorned with delicate wings, surrounded by celestial orbs and accompanied by a watchful owl, all rendered in Hiratsuka’s signa...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2025 Image Size: 24" H x 18" W Edition of 10 Yuji Hiratsuka’s Feathered Bot transforms human perception into surreal allegory. A monumental bi...

Image of a young woman, pondering a question over a cup of coffee. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and i...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2020 Image Size: 18 x 12 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young woman with traditional Japanese fan in front ...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 15. Printed on Chine colle. Image of two Eagles dressed as angels, celegrating a beautiful landscape under a smilin...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Image of a young girl i Kimono. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whi...

One of the Hiratsuka’s iconic stylized female figures, rendered with serene restraint and quiet symbolism. The woman’s simplified, mask-like face is framed by dark hair and a small g...

Signed, titled Artist Proof, from the edition of 10. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate mor...

In Camouflage, Yuji Hiratsuka fuses whimsy and introspection in a vivid composition that balances humor with psychological nuance. A woman with angelic wings carries a serene white h...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2025 Image Size: 16" H x 11" W Edition of 10 Yuji Hiratsuka’s Fertile Nest shows a radiant blossom rising above a woven nest cradling a buddin...

"CN 31773" merges botanical motifs with the human form, reflecting the artist’s ongoing exploration of the interconnectedness between people and their environments. The title refers ...

Medium: Intaglio Year: 2023 Image Size: 16" H x 11" W Edition Size: 20 Portrait of a young woman with floral decor and a bouquet of flowers hiding her face. While Hiratsuka's images...

Hiratsuka’s focus on the coexistence of Eastern and Western influences, as well as his use of satire, irony, and ambiguity, invites viewers to reflect on the complexity of modern ide...

Signed, titled, and numbered by the artist. Extravagant multi-colored blossoms fill the image in this etching by Yuju Hiratsuka. While Hiratsuka's images have some resemblance to tr...

By: Yuji Hiratsuka Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2024 Image Size: 16 x 11 inches Edition: 15 A Japanese celadon decorated vase with flowers hiding the face of a young woman...

Image of a young woman, smelling a flower. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely...

Signed, title and numbered in pencil by the artist. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate mor...

"Juggling" shows a woman depicted from behind, her hair neatly arranged and crowned with a large, intricately woven bird’s nest. Atop the nest sits a vibrantly patterned bird, render...

By: Yuji Hiratsuka Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2023 Image Size: 18 x 12 inches A celadon decorated Chinese vase with flowers, with a full moon and clouds in the backgroun...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2022 Image Size: 18 x 12 inches Edition of 15 A decorated vase with tulips on a patternd tablecloth. While Hiratsuka's images have some resemb...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 10. Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved to the United States to pursue graduate degrees in printmaking at New Mexico State University (M.A.) and at Indiana University (M.F.A.). Since 1987 Hiratsuka has been teaching printmaking and drawing at several universities. He currently serves as a Professor of printmaking at Oregon State...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 15. Printed on Chine colle. Image of a young woman with her hands poised to make magic, with a large flower before her, and a bird whispering ...

A sunburst sheds light on a plant in an decorated celadon vase. Signed and numbered from the edition of 10. Printed on Chine colle. Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In ...

Signed, titled, and numbered by the artist. A young woman with with an elaborate necklae holds a flower hiding her face. While Hiratsuka's images have some resemblance to traditiona...

Image of a young woman, eyes closed, with a crystal ball. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony rel...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 15. Humor and fashion come together for this print of a stylish young woman. Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved t...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 10. Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved to the United States to pursue graduate degrees in printmaking at New Mexi...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2024 Image Size: 12 x 9 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young Japanese woman contemplating her image in a mi...

Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2021 Image Size: 12 x 9 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young Japanese woman contemplating her image in a mi...

Signed, titled and numbered from an edition of 20. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more...

Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Image of a young girl with a bird perched on her head while someone takes her photo. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilities. Young women and their relationships to shoes, food, and fashion provide much of Hiratsuka’s subject matter. Another group of his prints focus on landscape, flowers, and floral patterns. Hiratsuka’s graphic work has been exhibited in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He has received numerous awards in international competitions. During the last four years he has had 14 solo shows in the United States, and international solo shows in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Munich, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland. Partial list of public collections: The British Museum, UK Tokyo Central Museum, Japan Panstwowe Museum, Poland The House of Humor and Satire, Bulgaria Cincinnati Art Museum, OH Jundt Art Museum, WA The Portland Art...

Medium: Intaglio on handmade washi paper Year: 2016 Image Size: 36" H x 24" W Edition size: 15 With references to Sleeping Beauty and an apple being offered by the mirror, this imag...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Japanese still life with vase and flowers on a table. While the images have some resemblance t...

This imaginative etching by Yuji Hiratsuka features two mirrored female figures rendered in his signature blend of contemporary stylization and traditional Japanese visual language. ...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 15. Printed on Chine colle. Image of two happy birds finding a meal under a palm tree. Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved to the United States to pursue graduate degrees in printmaking at New Mexico State University (M.A.) and at Indiana University (M.F.A.). Since 1987 Hiratsuka has been teaching printmaking and drawing at several universities. He currently serves as a Professor of printmaking at Oregon State...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Japanese women with ice cream cones. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense o...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 14. Image of a young girl with a traditional tea pot and ramen noodle cup. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japa...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 10. Young girl using her fingers ass scissors trimming the leaves of a red flower (tulip?). Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In ...

a lyrical, stylized scene in which a female figure engages in a graceful, symbolic exchange with a crane. The figure’s elongated pose, simplified facial features, and patterned dress...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 10. Printed on chine colle. Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved to the United States to pursue graduate degrees in...

Signed and numbered from the edition of 10. Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved to the United States to pursue graduate degrees in printmaking at New Mexi...

Garden Talk is a beautifully composed work by Yuji Hiratsuka, featuring one of the artist’s signature stylized female figures seated among an abundant arrangement of flowers. Rendere...

"Bio Satellite Orbiting The Moon" by Yuji Hiratsuka is a print that combines a surreal or imaginative depiction of a satellite’s journey with human or anthropomorphic forms, rendered...

portrait of a young woman admiring her small bonsai tree. Intaglio with Chine Colle print signed, titled and numbered by the artist While the images have some resemblance to traditi...

Young woman dancing with a crane against a floral background. Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e print...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

A young woman decorated with a Bowtie Araucaria tree, a tree that is known for its unique shape and winter hardiness. Signed, titled an numbered by the artist. While the images ha...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from his edition of 15. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and iro...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young woman playing with crane. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, sa...

Image of a young woman Carrying a scythee fro cutting grass. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony r...

Picture of and ethereal barefoot angel surrounded by Shoes. Signed, titled Artist Proof, from the edition of 10. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-...

A young female angel contemplating thorny rose.Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 10. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, thei...

Medium: Intaglio Year: 2024 Image Size: 12 " H x 9" W Edition Size: 15 Portrait of a young woman holding a rose and wearing a necklace of green leaves. While Hiratsuka's images have...