Road (Michi)
- Date:
- 1957 (printed 1959)
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; edition 4/10
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Carved in 1957 but printed in 1959, this edition of 4 from 10 reveals something of Ono's production practice — a carving held for two years before printing, perhaps awaiting the right moment or a specific request. The road as subject recurs in his work as a kind of existential motif: the path forward, the infrastructure of movement through a landscape. "Michi" in Japanese carries the added resonance of "way" or "path" in a philosophical sense, suggesting Ono was aware of the subject's deeper connotations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Road (Michi) was created by Tadashige Ono (小野忠重) in 1957 (printed 1959).
Road (Michi) depicts travel scenes.