Untitled (Seated Nude Female with Birds)
- Date:
- 1930-1974
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
A black-and-white woodblock print of a seated nude woman shown in profile, her body rendered as a solid dark silhouette against the white ground, with one arm raised. Above and around her, birds and dense foliage or blossom patterns fill the upper portion of the composition in bold contrasting black-and-white shapes. Shiko Munakata, 1930.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled (Seated Nude Female with Birds) was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in 1930-1974.
Untitled (Seated Nude Female with Birds) depicts nude and birds & flowers.