Oak Tree in St. Louis
- Date:
- Shōwa period,
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 29.2 × 23.8 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
"Oak Tree in St. Louis" — ink on paper, Showa period — is a landscape subject from Munakata's American travels: a specific tree in a specific city, encountered and recorded with the direct attention he brought to all subjects regardless of their geographic or cultural location. The American oak would have been a new tree for Munakata — different from the oaks he knew in Japan, its form shaped by a different climate and soil — and his rendering would capture both the individual tree's character and the general quality of treeness that he found compelling in any species.
1960
Woodblock print
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
1939-68
Woodblock print
1939 (printed 1955)
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Oak Tree in St. Louis was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in Shōwa period,.
Oak Tree in St. Louis depicts trees.
Oak Tree in St. Louis measures 29.2 × 23.8 cm.
