A Monarch of Japan
by Helen Hyde
- Date:
- 1901
- Medium:
- Color woodcut on ivory Japanese paper
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
by Helen Hyde
"A Monarch of Japan" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) print by Helen Hyde. Executed in color woodcut on ivory japanese paper, this work demonstrates the artist's distinctive vision and command of the printing medium.
Helen Hyde brings a personal artistic voice to the shin-hanga tradition, combining technical mastery with contemporary sensibility. The composition reflects an engagement with both the material possibilities of printmaking and the conceptual concerns of modern art.
The woodblock technique brings a distinctive quality to this work, where the grain of the wood and the layering of pigments create effects that cannot be achieved in any other medium.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Monarch of Japan was created by Helen Hyde in 1901.
A Monarch of Japan depicts nature and abstract.
