Emil Orlík

Later he learned engraving from Johann Leonhard Raab and proceeded to experiment with various printmaking processes.

[1] After completing his military service in Prague, he returned to Munich, where he worked for the magazine Jugend.

He spent most of 1898, travelling through Europe, visiting the Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium, and Paris.

During this time he became aware of Japanese art, and the impact it was having in Europe, and decided to visit Japan to learn woodcut techniques.

He left for Asia in March 1900, stopping off in Hong Kong, before reaching Japan, where he stayed until February 1901.