Untitled

The seventh untitled print in Pittman's series can be read against the broader contemporary mokuhanga movement. While Edo-period [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e) prints — [kacho-e](/glossary/kacho-e), [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga), [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) — operated within established genres for a commercial audience, contemporary mokuhanga practitioners typically work outside these conventions, producing limited editions for gallery and collector audiences. The format of the traditional oban print (roughly 25 by 38 centimeters) is no longer obligatory; contemporary artists work at scales ranging from miniature to large-format multi-sheet compositions. The technical core of the practice — water-based pigment, hand-cut blocks, kentō registration, [baren](/glossary/baren)-pulled impressions on washi — remains stable across this expansion of subject and scale. Pittman's selection for the 2024 IMC Americas juried exhibition in Echizen affirms that her work meets the technical and aesthetic standards of the contemporary international community organized around the conference series.