Diary Nov 12th '75

Dated to a November day in 1975, this oban-format woodblock print captures an autumn scene from Noda's daily visual record. The November timing evokes falling leaves, muted light, and the seasonal shift toward winter in Japan. As a pure woodblock print without silkscreen, the image relies entirely on carved and printed surfaces rather than photographic transfer. This piece sits in the early-to-mid 1970s, a formative stretch when Noda was still a relatively young artist building the Diary series into what would become a lifelong endeavor. Each entry functions less as illustration and more as a timestamp — proof that a specific day was noticed, recorded, and preserved in ink on paper.