Katsunori Hamanishi was born in Hokkaido in 1949 and has had a truly joyous career as an artist for more than 45 years. His perfect printing mezzotint technique coupled with his deep imagination and love for his native culture have brought him awards and honors all over the world where ever his work has been shown. Everyone in The Tolman Collection has had the greatest pleasure in handling his works and has for nearly 30 years and are among his greatest fans.