![Title unknown [black and white landscape with bridge] by Kihei Sasajima — Japanese Woodblock print, ink on paper, 1947](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135823.jpg)
Title unknown [black and white landscape with bridge]
- Date:
- 1947
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 45.1 × 61.3 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
This 1947 ink-on-paper woodblock print presents a black and white landscape centered on a bridge, a structure that Sasajima uses to impose human geometry on the organic forms of the surrounding terrain. The monochrome palette, typical of Sasajima's early postwar work, creates stark contrasts between the dark masses of vegetation and the lighter open spaces of sky and water. The bridge provides a focal point and a horizontal accent that anchors the composition, while the landscape unfolds around it in the loose, expressive forms that Sasajima was developing in this formative period. Produced just two years after the war's end, the print's peaceful rural subject and contemplative mood suggest a deliberate turn toward the healing power of natural scenery during a period of national devastation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Title unknown [black and white landscape with bridge] was created by Kihei Sasajima (笹島喜平) in 1947.
Title unknown [black and white landscape with bridge] depicts landscapes and bridges.
Title unknown [black and white landscape with bridge] measures 45.1 × 61.3 cm.