Night of Ginza by Sumio Kawakami — Japanese Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Night of Ginza

by Sumio Kawakami

Medium:: Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Image courtesy of: Saru Gallery

Description

A crowd of stylized pedestrians in overlapping profile and three-quarter view fills the foreground, rendered in flat blocks of magenta, teal, cream, and black with angular, cubist-influenced faces and figures; several carry umbrellas, and storefronts with vertical Japanese signage (including characters for "Ginza") line the right edge. The sky above is streaked with horizontal bands of magenta, blue, and white, and the entire scene is dominated by a saturated pink-magenta ground color. *Night of Ginza*, mokuhanga woodblock print by Sumio Kawakami (year unknown).

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Night of Ginza was created by Sumio Kawakami (川上澄生).

Night of Ginza depicts night scenes.