Village, Shôwa period, dated 1959

Medium:: Woodblock print
Source:: Harvard Art Museum
Image courtesy of: Harvard Art Museum

Description

Kihei Sasajima studied under Onchi Koshiro, the intellectual architect of creative printmaking in Japan. He developed a distinctive style of bold, monochromatic woodblock prints that explored abstracted natural and spiritual themes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Village, Shôwa period, dated 1959 was created by Kihei Sasajima (笹島喜平).

Village, Shôwa period, dated 1959 depicts village scenes.