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(Kwannon Goddess) by Shiko Munakata — Japanese Woodblock print, 1930-1974

(Kwannon Goddess)

by Shiko Munakata

Date:
1930-1974
Medium:
Woodblock print
Edition:
Self-printed

Description

A standing figure with a rounded face, dark curled hair, and long dangling earlobes is shown in three-quarter view, head tilted upward, set against a plain yellow halo outlined in black. The robes are patterned in black, yellow, and grey with floral motifs on one side and a zigzag chevron pattern on the other leg, rendered in bold black outlines with flat color fills; a faint blue shadow extends beneath the figure. The print is mounted as a hanging scroll with grey cloud-patterned borders above and below the image.

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(Kwannon Goddess) was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in 1930-1974.

(Kwannon Goddess) depicts figures, religious, and mythology.