Hao Boyi
For a long time Chinese woodblock prints have been considered the 'poor cousin' of their Japanese counterpart, but having recently discovered the works of the artist Hao Boyi I can without doubt say that this should no longer be the case. As you can see below, Hao Boyi prints are absolutely stunning! They are generally in large formats, with many being around 74 x 53cm in size.

Hao Boyi was born in 1938 in Shangdong Province, China. He is not only an accomplished woodblock print artist, but also plays a leading role in several Chinese arts societies, including Director of the China Artist Association (CAA), Executive Director of the China etched Plate Society, Vice Chairman of the Heilongjiang Branch of the CAA, Vice President of Heilongjiang Engraving Academy, and Chairman of Beidahuang Artist Association.

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I have several stunning prints by Hao Boyi available here.


Early Spring Daybreak Garden in the Fall Plum Blossom in March
Early Spring
1998 [Limited edition]
Daybreak
1992 [Limited edition]
Garden in the Fall
1993 [Limited edition]
Plum Blossom in March
1998 [Limited edition]

Late Autumn The Bright Autumn Sweet Feeling Wasteland
Late Autumn
1992 [Limited edition]
The Bright Autumn
1993 [Limited edition]

Sweet Feeling
1993 [Limited edition]
Wasteland
1972 [Limited edition]
The Fragrant Red Cherry Love For The Rinsing Snow on the Birch Playing
The Fragrant Red Cherry
1998 [Limited edition]

Love For The Rinsing
1991 [Limited edition]
Snow on the Birch
2001 [Limited edition]
Playing
1993 [Limited edition]
The Moon Night The Spring Light Nostalgia Weald
The Moon Night
1992 [Limited edition]
The Spring Light
1992 [Limited edition]

Nostalgia
1983 [Limited edition]
Weald
1992 [Limited edition]
Lucky Cranes Pond Light Snow in Bulrush Field Cranes Sing For Harbinger Of Spring
Lucky Cranes
1995 [Limited edition]
Pond
1989 [Limited edition]
Light Snow in Bulrush Field
1990 [Limited edition]
Cranes Sing For Harbinger Of Spring
2002 [Limited edition]

Autumn of Lakesides Early Spring of the Old Marsh Birch Wood Cranes' Hometown The Remote Champaign
Autumn of Lakesides
2002 [Limited edition]
Early Spring of the Old Marsh
2003 [Limited edition]

Birch Wood Cranes' Hometown
2003 [Limited edition]
The Remote Champaign
1991 [Limited edition]
Autumn Wind Drops And Green Screen Golden Autumn And Clear Breeze Night Berth In The Silence
Autumn Wind
2003 [Limited edition]
Drops And Green Screen
2001 [Limited edition]
Golden Autumn And Clear Breeze
2003 [Limited edition]

Night Berth In The Silence
2001 [Limited edition]

The Feeling In A Marshland
The Feeling In A Marshland
2003 [Limited edition]

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Literature sources used for artist biographies:
  • Various web sources;
  • Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X.

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