Rice Paddies (Ta)
- Date:
- 1959
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; trial print 1/1
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Ono's socially conscious prints and urban scenes are valued for both artistic quality and historical interest.
A trial proof from 1959, this depiction of rice paddies (ta) represents a rare engagement with Japan's agricultural landscape from an artist primarily associated with urban subjects. The flooded fields' geometric grid — water mirrors bounded by earthen banks — offered Ono a subject that was almost abstract in its formal regularity. The trial-proof status, one of just one, suggests this may have been an experimental departure that did not proceed to full edition.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Rice Paddies (Ta) was created by Tadashige Ono (小野忠重) in 1959.
Rice Paddies (Ta) depicts snow scenes and food & drink.
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