Virgo, from the Zodiac Series, Shôwa period, circa 1973
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museum
- Image courtesy of
- Harvard Art Museum
Description
A large diamond shape in dark grey and black dominates the composition, containing a fine white outline drawing of a winged, robed female figure (the constellation Virgo) holding a sheaf or spray of leaves, with small dots marking stars across her body. Below the diamond, smooth silver-grey spheres and ribbon-like curved forms cascade downward against a background of horizontal-striped rectangular panels in varying greys and blacks. The print is signed and dated "'73" in pencil at the lower right, titled "Virgo" at lower center, and numbered "45/150" at lower left.
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Virgo, from the Zodiac Series, Shôwa period, circa 1973 was created by Akira Kurosaki (黒崎彰).