Summer Grass
by Ansei Uchima
- Date:
- 1962
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 44.8 × 60.3 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
An abstract composition of clustered, spiky black lines resembling blades of grass, layered over irregular patches of color — ochre and rust at top, with blue, magenta, orange, yellow, and green scattered through the lower and central areas — set against a bare cream paper ground. The forms are non-representational and centered horizontally across the sheet, with pencil annotations visible in the lower margin. Ansei Uchima, *Summer Grass*, 1962, woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Summer Grass was created by Ansei Uchima (内間安瑆) in 1962.
Summer Grass depicts summer.
Summer Grass measures 44.8 × 60.3 cm.