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Tōkaidō by Shiko Munakata — Japanese Woodblock print on Japanese paper, 1992

Tōkaidō

by Shiko Munakata

Date:
1992
Medium:
Woodblock print on Japanese paper
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Description

Bold black outlines divide the composition into angular, faceted shapes—tree trunks and branches fill the upper two-thirds—hand-colored in green, yellow, purple, pink, and rust-orange with visible brushy, uneven strokes. In the lower portion, two small figures in dark robes stand beside a low table or stall bearing round objects, set against a mottled floral ground of pink and purple dots. A pencil signature and edition number appear beneath the image, with a red seal at the lower left; the sheet has deckled edges. Woodblock print on Japanese paper, "Tōkaidō," Shiko Munakata, 1992.

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Tōkaidō was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in 1992.