- Spring Song B 3/12, 2023
- Janusian A 2/10, 2015
- Kiln A 1/10, 2015
- Lifelines 6/15, 2015
- Shimmering Spring C 1/11, 2015
- Kiln B 5/10, 2014
- Snow Tree B 1/25, 2014
- Pine Rebirth 4/10, 2013
- Maria Pages 7/25, 2012
- Kneading and Throwing 2/25, 2011
- Soaring 4/35, 2011
- Creative Fingers A/P, 2010
- Ball Game 2/15, 2005
- Deliberating 2/20, 2004
- Jungle Walk 2/15, 2004
- Tropical Bird Watching B 3/15, 2004
- Tropical Breeze 3/20, 2004
- Dōjōji 9/20, 2002
- Rock Turns Into a Nun B 8/15, 2002
- Silk Threads Waft from the Nose of a Dog 9/20, 2002
- Spiritual Power 9/20, 2002
- Super Natural Power of a Wrestler 2/15, 2002
- The Rise of the Warrior Class 12/20, 2002
- Water Spirit B 8/12, 2002
- Lakeside Winter 12/25, 1999
- A Shoal of Fish A/P 3/5, 1998
- Dingle Park 5/25, 1998
- Fiddler Crab A/P, 1998
- Mythological A/P , 1998
- On the leaves foaming tides A/P 2/5, 1998
- Ah Tibet 13/25, 1995
- Dance B A/P, 1995
- Tibetan Monastery D 1/25, 1995
- Conversation 10/30, 1994
- Magic Hands 6/30, 1994
- Prayer 8/30, 1994
- Tibetan Monastery C 4/25, 1994
- Altar Hall Tibet A/P, 1987
- Arctic Twilight A 18/25, 1987
- Prostration 8/25, 1987
- Rock Concert, 1987
- Pine Moor 3/7, 1985
- Daphne 13/35, 1984
- Indian Dance 14/50, 1983
- Korean Dance II 4/50, 1983
- Persian Dance 39/50, 1983
- Spring Flow 3/50, 1979
- Aoi-Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival) A/P, 1977
- Ballerina 8/35, 1977
- I Saw an Apple Flying Away 19/25, 1977
- Kagura A/P, 1977
- Kenkun Jinja (Kenkun Shrine) 4/50, 1977
- Maiko (Kyoto Dancer) A/P, 1977
- Miyako Odori A/P, 1977
- Nishiki 21/50, 1977
- Dancer 2nd edition. 3/23, 1974
- In Praise of Hands 4/5, 1974
- Magician 7/30, 1974
- Mother Earth ed. 30, 1974
- Woodcut 12/30, 1974
- Conservatory II A/P, 1962
- Daisanmon (Temple Gate) 7/50, 1979
- Bridge to Spring 3/15, 2015
- Janusian B 1/10, 2015
- Evening Sunlight 4/15, 2014
- Fire Flower B 2/10, 2014
- Shojo 5/20, 2014
- In Praise of Trees C 1/12, 2013
- PIne Rebirth 1/10, 2013
- Shimmering Spring A 7/12, 2013
- Summer Pond E 12/20, 2013
- Jazz Trio A 20/25, 2008
- Jazz Trio A 21/25, 2008
- Jazz Trio A 23/25, 2008
- Egg Hatching J, 2007
- Head over Heels 1/9, 2005
- Visions of Sculpture F, 2005
- Conducting 20/20, 2004
- Lakeside Icicles 16/25, 2004
- Tropical Bird Watching A 6/30, 2004
- Go Master Meets More than His Match, 4/30, from the book 'Tales of Days Gone By', 2002
- Water Spirit A, 1/20From 'Tales of Days Gone By', 2002
- Healing Hands B, 5/25, from the portfolio 'In Praise of Hands', 2000
- Dark Undercurrents A/P, edition of 5, from the portfolio 'Tokonona, 1998
- Dingle Park 14/25, 1998
- Dingle Park 6/25, 1998
- Hiroshima 2nd edition 1/5, from the portfolio 'Tokonoma', 1998
- Lines of Force A/P from Tokonoma, 1998
- Oakville Harbor 9/25, 1997
- Healing Hands A, 6/25, from the portfolio 'In Praise of Hands', 1996
- Tibetan Sky, Deluxe Book with original woodblock print, Prayer Tree, edition 41/300, 1996
- Liturgy B 8/25, 1995
- Rock Carvings of Buddha 5/25, 1995
- Tibet B 6/25, 1995
- Tibetan Sky C 15/25, 1995
- Woodcut Mandala B 8/25, 1995
- Buddha's Hand 2/30, 1994
- Buddha's Hand 4/30, 1994
- Arctic Twilight A 13/25, 1987
- Arctic Twilight B 17/25, 1987
- Arctic Twilight B 22/25, 1987
- Hanabashira 19/25, 1987
- Tibetan Mountain 15/25, 1986
- Tibetan Sky E 7/25, 1986
- Ascending 5/35 (from Hagoromo), 1983
- Dance of Rainbow 12/50 (from Hagoromo), 1983
- Farewell 14/35, 1983
- Farewell 5/35 (from Hagoromo), 1983
- Korean Dance I 26/50 (from Hagoromo), 1983
- Victor Conducting Beethoven Symphony # 9 at Ontario Place 26/50, 1980
- Hanashidare 4/50, 1979
- Spring Letter 36/50, 1979
- Hanashidare 14/50, 1978
- Circus 32/35, 1977
- Got a Nickel, What'll I Buy, How Many Stars are in the Sky? 25/30, 1977
- Inari 22/50, 1977
- Noh (Noh Actor), 2nd, 8/30, 1977
- Tree House 35/35, 1977
- Flute 2nd 17/25 from the portfolio 'In Praise of Hands', 1976
- Maiko 24/50, 1976
- Drummer A/P, 1974
- Fruit ed. 30, 1974
- Karate A/P, 1974
- Dancing Tree A/P from an edition of 25, 1967
- Indian Dance, 2nd 2/20, 1966
- Inner Strength A/P, 1966
- Spanish Dance 2/10, 1963
- Conservatory I A/P, 1962
- Farmer's Dance A/P, 1962
- Westinghouse A/P, 1962
- Ah Spring 23/25
- Bamboo Weaver 2/20
- Breath of Spring 20/30
- Cat's Cradle A 2nd edition 4/25
- Cat's Cradle B 2/30
- Clap ed. 30
- Gion A/P
- In Praise of Hands 2/5
- Lovers A/P
- Magic Hands 7/30
- Mother Earth
- Mother Earth ed. 30
- St. Andrews Church in Autumn 96/100
- St. Andrews Church in Spring 88/100
- The Present A/P
- Water 2nd edition. 2/20
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For over fifty years Naoko Matsubara has worked in, through, with, and about “wood.” She has engaged with the material in its raw and processed form, revelling in it as her preferred medium for creative expression. From the start she rejected the rigidity of traditional Japanese woodcut printmaking (ukiyo-e), her heritage, embracing instead the modernist tenets of self-identity, subjective response, spontaneity and freedom of expression, and enhancement of the medium’s inherent qualities. She has, for all intents and purposes, “danced” wood, profoundly and with conviction. This dance has manifested itself in myriad ways, her own aesthetic sense being guided by her personal predilections and impulses at any given time. Challenging herself to venture within and beyond the conventional boundaries of the woodcut, driving her creative processes with new inflections of technique, she has created a body of work that is consistently rich in content, powerful in expression, and evocative to the core.