SHIROI HATO (white pigeon)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- wbp
Description
SHIROI HATO — White Pigeon — rendered in Kimura's graphic contemporary woodblock style. The white dove or pigeon carried dual associations in postwar Japan: the traditional East Asian symbolism of peace and good fortune, and the Western peace-dove imagery that resonated particularly in a nation that had experienced atomic bombing. Kimura's bold, flat-color approach to the bird likely emphasizes the graphic power of white form against a contrasting ground, the bird's whiteness given full visual weight.
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SHIROI HATO (white pigeon) was created by Kimura Yoshiharu (木村吉晴).
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