Untitled (sumio-kawakami)

Medium:: Woodblock print
Edition:: Self-printed
Source:: Art of Japan

Description

"Untitled" is a sosaku-hanga print by Kawakami Sumio, created during the Taisho and Showa periods. His work ranges from landscapes and figure studies to historical subjects, all rendered with a distinctive, woodcut-friendly boldness.

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Title unknown [Flowers in a vase]

c. 1960

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Ginza at Night, from the series Recollections of Tokyo

1945

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Chrysanthemums, Hibiya Park

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Midas, Shôwa period, dated 1965?

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Gundari Myôô, Shôwa period, dated 1962

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Frequently Asked Questions

Untitled (sumio-kawakami) was created by Sumio Kawakami (川上澄生).

Untitled (sumio-kawakami) depicts figures and abstract.