Toshinobu ONOSATO

Born 1912 in Nagano, Japan. Moved to Kiryu in Gunma, Japan when he was 10. Learned oil painting at Atelier Tsuda Seifu from 1931. In 1935 he established Kokushoku Youga Ten. In 1938 he became a member of Jiyu Bijutsuka Kyokai until he left in 1956. From then on, he was independent. He was drafted into WW2 from 1941 in Manchuria, where he became a prisoner of war.

Detentioned in Siberia, he was not able to return to Japan until 1948.
After returning to Japan, he continued to paint and print circles at his atelier in Kiryu. Represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 1964 and 1966. Toshinobu ONOSATO walked through pre and postwar avant-garde art along with his friend Q Ei. Died in 1986 at the age of 74.

 
Essays
Otani Shogo
    "Onosato Toshinobu in 1955: The Lead Up to Twelve Circles"
    "Onosato Toshinobu’s Paintings"

 

"Work"
1968
Oil on canvas
53.0×72.8cm
Signed
"Overlapping Circles"
1978
Oil on canvas
100×100cm
Signed 		 

"Assembly"
1954
Oil on canvas
45.5×38.0cm
Signed
"Two circles"
1958
Watercolor
28.2×37.8cm
Signed

"Crossing rectangles"
1980
Oil on canvas
10.0×10.0cm
Signed
"Green division"
1974
Oil on canvas
30.0×30.0cm
Signed
"Ripples"
1977
Oil on canvas
30.0ｘ30.0cm
Signed

"Base image of F-2"
1981
Oil on canvas
50.0×50.0cm
Signed
"Untitled"
1984
Oil on canvas
10.0×10.0cm
Signed
"Blue Circle"
1981
Oil on canvas
18.2×10.5cm
Signed

"Work"
1985
Watercolor on colored paper
Image size: 16.0×21.5cm
Sheet size: 24.5×27.5cm
Signed
"Work"
1985
Watercolor on colored paper
Image size: 15.5×17.3cm
Sheet size: 24.5×27.5cm
Signed
"Work"
1985
Watercolor on colored paper
Image size: 18.0×18.7cm
Sheet size: 24.5×27.5cm
Signed

"Work (Watercolor)"
1985
Watercolor on Japanese paper
Image size: 21.2×14.0cm
Signed
"Work (Watercolor)"
1985
Watercolor on Japanese paper
Image size: 17.0×25.0cm
Signed		  

"GHC 1 (yellow)"
1974
Silkscreen (Printed by Tokuzo OKABE)
10×10cm
Ed.1500　
Stamp signed
＊Raisonne No. 94 ("ONOSATO TOSHINOBU PRINTS 1958-1989" ART SPACE 1989)
"GHC 1 (yellow)"

1974　　
Silkscreen (Printed by Tokuzo OKABE)
10×10cm
Ed.1500　
Stamp signed
＊Raisonne No. 95 ("ONOSATO TOSHINOBU PRINTS 1958-1989" ART SPACE 1989)

  

"64-G"
1964
Lithograph
Image size: 24.0×24.0cm
Sheet size: 49.0×32.0cm
Ed.120
Signed
※Raisonne No.14		 a
"Silk-16"
1968
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0×20.0cm
Sheet size: 34.0×32.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
*Raisonne No. 37		 a
"Silk-51"
1972
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.0×33.5cm
Sheet size: 37.0×44.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
*Raisonne No. 75

"Silk-54"
1973
Silkscreen
Image size: 22.0×27.2cm
Sheet size: 27.0×33.4cm
Ed. 150
Signed
*Raisonne No. 79
"Ce 1"
1974
Silkscreen（Printed by Tokuzo OKABE）
Image size: 21.8×27.1cm
Sheet size: 28.1×33.2cm
Ed.200
Signed
＊Raisonne No. 98 under the name「Ｇ.H.C.5」

"Tapestry A"
1977
Textile printing on cloth
119.5×80.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed
"Tapestry B"
1977
Textile printing on cloth
119.5×80.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed
"64-B"
1964
Lithograph
Image size: 21.7×17.3cm
Ed. 120
Signed

"Silk-8"
1967
Silkscreen
Image size：22.0×27.0cm
Ed.150
Signed

"Silk-2"
1966
Silkscreen
Image size: 32.0×40.0cm
Ed. 120
Signed
"Silk-7"
1967
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.5×50.2cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-15"
1968
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0×20.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Silk-17"
1968
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.5×20.3cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-18"
1968
Silkscreen
Image size: 40.0×40.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-29"
1970
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.5×33.5cm
Ed. 140
Signed

"Silk-30"
1970
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.0×73.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed
"Silk-32"
1970
Silkscreen
Image size: 40.0×40.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed
"Silk-36"
1970
Silkscreen
Image size: 10.0×15.0cm
Ed. 200
Signed

"Silk-40"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 32.0×41.0cm
Ed. 160
Signed
"Silk-44"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 16.0×23.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-45"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.0×33.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Silk-46"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 29.7×29.7cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-47"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.0×50.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed
"Silk-48"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.0×50.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed

"Silk-52"
1972
Silkscreen
Image size: 27.2×40.5cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Lithograph R."
1973
Lithograph
Image size: 20.5×28.7cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"P.A.C."
1973
Silkscreen
Image size: 22.1x27.5cm
Ed. 200
Signed

"Silk-55"
1973
Silkscreen
Image size: 31.7×41.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-56"
1973
Silkscreen
Image size: 22.0×27.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"G.H.C 3"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 9.8×9.8cm
Signed

"G.H.C 4"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 9.8×9.8cm
Signed
"Silk-59"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.7×34.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Silk-60"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.0×32.5cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-61"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.2×33.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-62"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.3×33.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Silk-63"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.3×33.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-64"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.4×33.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-65"
1974
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.2×33.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Silk-66"
1975
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.4×33.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-67"
1975
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.5×33.7cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-68"
1975
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.4×33.3cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Silk-70"
1975
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.2×50.2cm
Ed. 120
Signed
"Silk-74"
1975
Silkscreen
Image size: 60.5×72.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed
"Silk-77"
1976
Silkscreen
Image size: 45.5×53.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed

"L-2"
1977
Lithograph
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Ed. 100
Signed
"L-4"
1977
Lithograph
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Ed. 75
Signed
"Silk-90"
1977
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.2cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Silk-92"
1977
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-94"
1977
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Ed. 120
Signed
"Prints A"
1979
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0×20.0cm
Ed. 250
Signed

"Prints B"
1979
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0×20.0cm
Ed. 250
Signed
"Prints C"
1979
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0×20.0cm
Ed. 250
Signed
"Silk-101"
1979
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0×20.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Silk-103"
1979
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-104"
1979
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"Silk-105"
1980
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"Stars (Person)"
1980
Silkscreen
Image size: 10.0×15.0cm
Ed. 1000
Signed
"Stars (Sky)"
1980
Silkscreen
Image size: 10.0×15.0cm
Ed. 1000
Signed
"A.S.-1"
1981
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0×20.0cm
Ed. 88
Signed

"A.S.-2"
1981
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0x20.0cm
Ed. 88
Signed
"A.S.-3"
1981
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0x20.0cm
Ed. 88
Signed
"A.S.-4"
1981
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0x20.0cm
Ed. 88
Signed

"A.S.-5"
1981
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0x20.0cm
Ed. 88
Signed
"F-1"
1981
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.0x50.0cm
Ed. 80
Signed
"F-2"
1981
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.0x50.0cm
Ed. 80
Signed

"A.S.-9"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0x30.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"A.S.-10"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0x30.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"A.S.-11"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0x20.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed

"A.S.-12"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0x20.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"A.S.-13"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 20.0x20.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"F-4"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 15.0x15.0cm
Ed. 200
Signed

"F-5"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 15.0x15.0cm
Ed. 200
Signed
"F-6"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 15.0x15.0cm
Ed. 200
Signed
"F-7"
1982
Silkscreen
Image size: 10.0x10.0cm
Ed. 200
Signed

"A.S.-14"
1983
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0x30.0cm
Ed. 150
Signed
"A.S.-17"
1984
Silkscreen
Image size: 60.5x72.5cm
Ed. 100
Signed
"F-8"
1984
Silkscreen
Image size: 60.5x72.5cm
Ed. 100
Signed

"F-9"
1985
Silkscreen
Image size: 22.0x27.2cm
Ed. 200
Signed
"F-10"
1985
Silkscreen
Image size: 22.0x27.2cm
Ed. 200
Signed
"A.S.-21"
1986
Lithograph
Image size: 35.0x42.0cm
Ed. 70
Signed

"A.S.-27"
1987
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0x30.0cm
Ed. 80
Signed on plate
"A.S.-31"
1989
Silkscreen
Image size: 22.0x27.7cm
Ed. 60
Signed on plate
"A.S.-32"
1989
Silkscreen
Image size: 22.0x27.5cm
Ed. 80
Signed on plate

"Ex libris (red)"
Image size: 9.8x7.0cm
Signed
"Ex libris (yellow)"
Image size: 9.8x7.0cm
Signed
Estampe of wall paint AB from Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
1990
Silkscreen
Image size: 101.0×136.0cm
Sheet size: 118.0×152.5cm
Ed.38
Stamp signed

"Silk-6"
1967
Silkscreen
32.0×40.5cm
Ed.120
Signed
*Raisonne No.26
"Silk-13"
1968
Silkscreen
30.5×30.5cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.34
"Silk-14"
1968
Silkscreen
30.5x30.5cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.35

"Silk-10"
1967
Silkscreen
Work size: 50.0×50.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.30
"Silk-11"
1967
Silkscreen
Image size: 40.0×40.0cm
Sheet size: 48.0×47.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.31
"Silk-33"
1970
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.0×50.0cm
Sheet size: 59.5×56.0cm
Ed.100
Signed
*Raisonne No.57

"Silk-34"
1970
Silkscreen
Image size: 50.0×50.0cm
Sheet size: 60.0×56.0cm
Ed.100
Signed
*Raisonne No.58
"Silk-39"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 32.0×41.0cm
Sheet size: 38.0×50.8cm
Ed.140
Signed
*Raisonne No.63
"Silk-40"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 32.0×41.3cm
Sheet size: 36.5×50.5cm
Ed.160
Signed
*Raisonne No.64

"Silk-42"
1971
Silkscreen
Image size: 32.2×41.0cm
Sheet size: 38.5×50.9cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.66
"L-1"
1977
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.5cm
Sheet size: 41.0×42.5cm
Ed.100
Signed
*Raisonne No.133
"Silk-53"
1972
Silkscreen
Image size: 24.3×33.3cm
Sheet size: 37.5×44.8cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.77

"Silk-57"
1973
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Sheet size: 38.0×38.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.82
"Silk-76"
1976
Silkscreen
Image size: 45.5×53.0cm
Sheet size: 55.0×62.0cm
Ed.100
Signed
*Raisonne No.110
"Silk-93"
1977
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Sheet size: 37.5×38.0cm
Ed.120
Signed
*Raisonne No.127

"Silk-95"
1977
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Sheet size: 38.0×38.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.129
"Silk-97"
1978
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Sheet size: 38.0×38.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.144
"Silk-98"
1978
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Sheet size: 37.0×38.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.145

"Silk-99"
1978
Silkscreen
Image size: 30.0×30.0cm
Sheet size: 37.6×38.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.146
"Galaxy"
1981
Silkscreen
Image size: 43.7×100.0cm
Sheet size: 54.8×111.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
*Raisonne No.174
"59-B"
1959
Lithograph
Image size：31.0×49.0cm
Ed.50
Signed

"Stars"（Star）
1980
Silkscreen
Work size: 10.0×15.0cm
Frame size: 26.0×32.0cm
Ed.1000
Signed
*Raisonne No.170
(Art Space)
"Stars"（Earth）
1980
Silkscreen
Image size: 10.0×15.0cm
Frame size: 26.0×32.0cm
Ed.1000
Signed
*Raisonne No.168
(Art Space)
"Silk-25"
1969
Silkscreen
Work size: 53.0×73.0cm
Ed.50

"64-A"
1964
Lithograph
15.0x25.0cm
Ed.120
Signed
"65-Ｂ"
1965
Lithograph
30.0×40.0cm
Ed.120
Signed
*Raisonne No.16
"64-F"
1964
Lithograph
23.7x31.8cm
Ed.120
Signed

"66-B"
1966
Lithograph
Image size: 36.5x36.5cm
Ed.120
Signed
*Raisonne No.18 (Art Space 1989)
"65-A"
1965
Lithograph
Image size: 17.0×24.0cm
Ed.120
Signed
*Raisonne No.15 (Art Space 1989)
*Printed Ed.150 in the raisonne above, but it is a clerical error
"66-A"
1966
Lithograph
Image size: 12.2×18.0cm
Sheet size: 24.8×31.8cm
Ed.120
Signed
*Raisonne No.17

"Composition"
1954
Oil on canvas
130.0×97.3cm
Signed
SOLD
"Untitled 54"
1954
Oil on canvas
22.0×27.4cm
Signed
SOLD

"White large and small circles"
1955
Oil on canvas
24.5×33.5cm
Signed
SOLD
"Work" (Black and Grey)
1958
Watercolor
18.8×28.2cm
Signed
SOLD

"Work"
1985
Oil on canvas
14.0×17.8cm
Signed
SOLD
"Base image of A.S.-22"
1986
Oil on canvas
14.0×18.0cmm
Signed
SOLD
"TOMOE and TWO"
1973
Oil on canvas
24.0×34.5cm
Signed
SOLD

"The color of white"
1977
Oil on canvas
24.0×33.0cm
Signed
SOLD
"Waveform in twelfths"
1980
Oil on canvas
10.0×10.0cm
Signed on the back
SOLD
"Circle with red crosses"
1966
Watercolor
Image size：10.0×10.0cm
Signed
SOLD

"Nagasaki Netherlands Mansion"
1934
Oil on canvas
60.8x×72.8cm
Signed
SOLD
"Haniwa figure"
1939
Oil on board
32.6x23.0cm
Signed
SOLD
"Mermaid"
1950
Oil on canvas
90.7x115.0cm
Signed
SOLD

"Original painting of "S-42""
1971
Oil on canvas
32.1x41.2cm
Signed
SOLD
"Motion of a circle"
1974
Oil on Canvas
90.8×116.4cm (F50)
Signed
SOLD
"Yellow Flow and Hexagon"
1977
Oil on Canvas
24.0×33.2cm
Signed
SOLD

"Yellow and Vermillion Tomoe"
1977
Oil on Canvas
60.7×41.0cm
Signed
SOLD
"Work"
1979
Oil on canvas
20.0x20.0cm
Signed
SOLD
"Yellow pillar"
1979
Oil painting
Work size: 100.0×100.0cm
Signed and dated on the back
SOLD

"Work"
1977
Oil paint
20.2×20.2cm
Signed
SOLD		 a
"Two Circles: Black and Red"
1958
Oil on canvas
16.2x23.2cm
Signed
SOLD		 a
"The color of blue"
1980
Acrylic on canvas
70.0×70.0cm
Signed
SOLD

"Work"
1958
Watercolor
14.2×18.8cm
Signed
SOLD
"Four circles"
1958
Watercolor on paper
16.5×20.0cm
Signed
SOLD
"Two Circles: Crimson and Blue"
1959
Watercolor
Image size: 16.7x26.0cm
Signed
SOLD

"Three circles, Green, Grey and Yellow"
1958
Water color
18.9×27.8cm
Signed
SOLD
"Silk-No.52"
1972
Silkscreen
Work size: 27.0×40.0cm
Frame size: 47.0×62.0cm
Ed.150
Signed
SOLD
"Four Circles: White, Black, Grey"
1958
Watercolor
28.4x19.0cm
Signed
SOLD

"Four Circles"
1958
Watercolor
14.0x18.8cm
Signed
SOLD
"Concentric Circles with Yellow"
1963
Watercolor
Image size: 22.7x22.7cm
Signed
SOLD
"Work"
1982
Watercolor on paper?
Image size: 21.0ｘ25.0cm
Sheet size: 26.0ｘ34.5cm
Signed
SOLD

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Exhibitions
2024
Onosato Toshinobu Exhibition    1/12 - 1/27


2023
Autumn Collection Exhibition    10/17 - 10/28


2021
Gallery Collection of Summer - Q Ei, TAKIGUCHI Shuzo, ONOSATO Toshinobu    6/29 - 7/10

2020
No.317)    Onosato Toshinobu Exhibition    1/10 - 2/1

2018
Weekly Special Collection: Shinjiro OKAMOTO and Toshinobu ONOSATO    11/27 - 12/8

2015
No.265)    Toshinobu ONOSATO Exhibition -From early representational paintings to the later years-    7/25 - 8/8


2014
No.251)    25th Q Ei exhibition "Q Ei and Sadajiro KUBO"    6/11 - 6/28

2011
Gallery's Collection    1/5 - 1/8

2009
WEB Exhibition Toshinobu ONOSATO Exhibition (Japanese page)    2009/12/16 - 2010/1/15
No.171)    The 19th Q Ei Exhibition "Q Ei and 8 painters of his period"    2/6 - 2/28

2008
No.169)    "Rediscover The Beauty of Prints"    12/12 - 12/27

2006
Works of Toshinobu ONOSATO and Syosuke OSAWA    2/10 - 10/11

2000
No.74)    The 4th Toshibnobu ONOSATO Exhibition (Japanese page)    9/25 - 10/7

1999
No.63)    The 3rd Toshibnobu ONOSATO Exhibition (Japanese page)    11/19 - 11/27

1998
No.50)    The 6th Q Ei Exhibition "Q Ei and Toshinobu ONOSATO" (Flyer image only)    12/4 - 12/19

1997
No.35)    Sadajiro KUBO and Artists 1 (Flyer image only)    10/24 - 11/1
No.22)    The 2nd Toshibnobu ONOSATO Exhibition (Flyer image only)    1/10 - 1/25

1996
No.9)    The 1st Toshibnobu ONOSATO Exhibition (Flyer image only)    1/10 - 1/27

1995
No.8)    Toybox full of prints and objets 1 (Flyer image only)    12/19 - 12/27

 

 

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