![Title unknown [Village] by Sumio Kawakami — Japanese Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, c. 1960](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135639.jpg)
Title unknown [Village]
- Date:
- c. 1960
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 32.1 × 47 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
This small village scene from around 1960 — untitled in the records — captures the quiet density of a Japanese village: the closely packed houses, the narrow lanes between, the human scale of a settlement organized around agricultural or fishing community needs rather than the grid logic of modern urban planning. Kawakami's depiction of village life shared the quality of sympathetic observation he brought to all his subjects, finding in the ordinary patterns of rural settlement the same visual interest he found in historical encounters and Western exoticism.
More Prints by Sumio Kawakami
![Title unknown [Flowers in a vase] by Sumio Kawakami](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135636.jpg)
More Village Scenes Prints
A Farmhouse in Autumn, Ayashi, Miyagi Prefecture (Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi)
Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi
1946
Color woodblock print
Celebrating the Good Harvest: Felicitations for a Thousand Ages (Nôhônen, Chiyo no kotobuki)
Woodblock print
Eastern Hamlet, Horyu Temple (Horyuji higashi sato)
1956
Color woodblock print
Village Scene in Nara
Woodblock print
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Title unknown [Village] was created by Sumio Kawakami (川上澄生) in c. 1960.
Title unknown [Village] depicts village scenes.
Title unknown [Village] measures 32.1 × 47 cm.