A Journey
- Date:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Yamaguchi's contemplative, semi-abstract style has a niche following. Condition and impression quality are key factors.
A Journey, a color woodblock from the 20th century, treats the universal human experience of travel and movement as abstract compositional subject. In Yamaguchi's visual language, a journey might be expressed through directional forms, through shapes that suggest departure and arrival, or through the open-ended spatial compositions that refuse the comfort of resolved destination. The journey as concept — movement through space and time, encounter with the unknown, transformation through experience — aligns with his interest in abstract expression of experiential states.
1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
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1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Journey was created by Gen Yamaguchi (山口源) in 20th century.
A Journey depicts travel scenes.
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