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Altar by Hodaka Yoshida — Japanese Woodblock print, 1956

Altar

by Hodaka Yoshida

Contemporary MokuhangaShin-hangaSōsaku-hanga
Date:
1956
Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Artsy

Description

An abstract composition of interlocking angular and curved forms in deep purple, red, burnt orange, and teal, clustered above a black rectangular base set on two carved stone-gray pedestals. Small round accents in orange and black punctuate the cluster of shapes, which sits against a plain cream ground. Hodaka Yoshida, "Altar," 1956, woodblock print.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Altar was created by Hodaka Yoshida (吉田穂高) in 1956.