Friendship
by Toko Shinoda
- Date:
- Contemporary.
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- robynbuntin
by Toko Shinoda
$2,000–$20,000+. Common lithographs: $2,000–$5,000. Key value factors: As one of Japan's most celebrated modern artists who lived to 107, Shinoda's work has a large, devoted following. Original sumi paintings far exceed print prices.
Friendship continues Shinoda's practice of naming abstract compositions with words that describe human connection. The woodblock print offers no figures, no handshake, no recognizable symbol of companionship. Instead, the relationship exists between the forms themselves, in how they occupy shared space, lean toward or away from each other, and create a composition that would collapse if any element were removed. Shinoda's background in calligraphy means every stroke carries the discipline of years spent practicing characters where the relationship between marks determines meaning.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Friendship was created by Toko Shinoda (篠田桃紅) in Contemporary..
Friendship uses Lithograph, on woodblock print.
Friendship depicts seascapes.
