Untitled

An untitled mokuhanga print from Pittman's body of work, produced using the water-based Japanese woodblock technique that distinguishes itself from Edo-period commercial [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e) through its current adoption by studio artists working in non-narrative modes. While the historical technique was used to produce [yakusha-e](/glossary/yakusha-e), [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga), [kacho-e](/glossary/kacho-e), and [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) for popular distribution, the same physical process — carved blocks, hand-mixed water-based pigments, dampened washi, and baren-applied pressure — supports a wider range of contemporary outcomes. Pittman's untitled designation foregrounds these material and process concerns. Her inclusion in the International Mokuhanga Conference Americas 2024 juried exhibition in Echizen reflects the ongoing institutional recognition of mokuhanga as practiced outside Japan; the IMC, founded in 2011, holds triennial conferences that alternate between Japan and host countries in the Americas, and its juried exhibitions document the medium's current international trajectory. This print contributes to that documentation.