A Field Clock
by Takao Sano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Image courtesy of
- Ukiyo-e Search
Description
This landscape print likely depicts a rural scene centered on a dandelion or similar wildflower gone to seed — the colloquial "field clock" — set against an open agricultural or meadow landscape. Sano's composition probably isolates botanical detail against a broader expanse of sky or field, a format common in mid-twentieth-century shin-hanga-influenced woodblock work. The gradated background tones, likely achieved through bokashi printing, would create atmospheric depth and suggest seasonal transition. The subject bridges kacho-e botanical tradition with the quieter, observational sensibility of postwar Japanese landscape printmaking, where everyday natural phenomena became subjects worthy of careful formal attention.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A Field Clock was created by Takao Sano (佐野隆男).
A Field Clock depicts landscapes.