Sentimental Notes on Water (Suiin Fu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
Suiin Fu — "Rhymes and Musical Notes of Water" — was a poetic album that Henmi created in 1942, combining his printmaking and poetry in a single sustained meditation on water in its many forms. This print from the album belongs to a project in which Henmi's dual identity as printmaker and poet merged most completely, the visual images functioning as extensions of lyric thought rather than standalone graphic compositions. Water — flowing, reflecting, falling — was Henmi's most personal symbol, the element through which he understood change and continuity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sentimental Notes on Water (Suiin Fu) was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
Sentimental Notes on Water (Suiin Fu) depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.