Nikke
- Date:
- ca. 1935
- Medium:
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
"Nikke," from around 1935, likely depicts the Nikke (Nippon Keito Spinning Company) facility — one of Japan's large textile manufacturing enterprises that were central to Japan's industrial modernization and export economy in the prewar period. Industrial subjects were unusual in the landscape-focused sosaku-hanga tradition, and this early work may represent a commission or a young artist's engagement with the realities of Japan's industrial transformation. The spinning mills and their surrounding communities were a significant feature of the Japanese landscape in the 1930s.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nikke was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎) in ca. 1935.
Nikke depicts urban scenes, architecture, and craftspeople.