In 1920 Susumu Yamaguchi moved to Tokyo where he studied with Kuroda Seiki. During that year he also exhibited with the Nihon Sosaku-Hanga Kyokai, and in 1928 he became a member. He was a founding member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai and he contributed to many hanga magazines before WW11.

After the carpet bombing of Tokyo he was forced to return to Nagano prefecture where he became a farmer but still continued to make prints.

There is a rustic quality about his work and his subject matter often revolves around the countryside and mountain landscapes.

 

He makes great use of the texture of the wood grain in his work as seen in the two works 'Two Wild Geese' and Mountain Fruit'. His edition sizes are usually small. His works are represented in MOMA.