Itō Ben

Born 1917 in Shizuoka prefecture. Original name Itö Ben; changed in 1977. Member of group which published Yükari in 1935; founding member of Shizuoka Hanga Kyökai; member of Nihon Hanga Kyökai from 1951 and Kokugakai. Represented at various international shows in Israel, U.S., Switzerland, and elsewhere in 1950s. For 5 years beginning in 1969 experimented with new techniques and exhibited only in private shows. Hanga printed with oil pigments and sometimes employ stencils.

Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975

U.S.A.: University of Hawaii Press, 1992, Page 45