sosaku hangan.

1949 S. Fujikake Japanese Wood-Block Prints (ed. 2) 126 The Nippon Sōsaku Hanga Kyōkai [= Society]..was formed in June, 1918, by a coterie of artists.]

1956 O. Statler Mod. Japanese Prints Pref. p. xxi Torinoko, a paper which is very popular among the sosaku hanga artists.

1965 C. Zigrosser & C. M. Gaehde Guide to Collecting Orig. Prints iii. 28 Even in Japan there is a new kind of original print, Sōsaku Hanga, following the example of the West in uniting the functions of the designer, cutter, and printer.

1968 J. A. Michener Mod. Japanese Print 11 The newer print artists preached that the artist himself must do the designing, carving, and printing. A new term was devised to describe such a print—sosaku hanga, meaning ‘creative print’.

1980 R. Illing Art Japanese Prints xi. 164 From about 1914 some Japanese artists..began to both carve and print their own prints. Calling their prints sosaku hanga, ‘creative prints’,..they were finally accepted in Japan and began to receive international acclaim.