Family of the Mountain (posthumous edition circa 1957), Shôwa period, dated 1957
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
"Family of the Mountain" in its posthumous edition (printed around 1957 after Onchi's 1955 death) brings together two characteristic Onchi preoccupations: the family as an emotional and social subject, and the mountain as a form of geological grandeur. The family unit situated within or against the mountain landscape suggests both the human community's smallness relative to geological scale and its persistence within that scale — the family enduring against the permanence of the mountain. This posthumous printing continued the dissemination of Onchi's work after his death.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Family of the Mountain (posthumous edition circa 1957), Shôwa period, dated 1957 was created by Onchi Koshiro (恩地孝四郎).
Family of the Mountain (posthumous edition circa 1957), Shôwa period, dated 1957 depicts landscapes and mountains.