Autumn - 秋
- Date:
- 1980
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
From the 1980 posthumous edition, this print depicts a woman in autumn — the season suggested by the warm bokashi gradations and atmospheric mood characteristic of Kotondo's seasonal bijin-ga. The "12 Aspects of Women" series uses the passage of seasons as a structuring principle, locating women's lives within the natural rhythms of the Japanese year. Autumn brings a particular quality of light and a particular emotional register — contemplative, gently melancholy — that Kotondo renders with characteristic economy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Autumn - 秋 was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1980.
Autumn - 秋 uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Autumn - 秋 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1980).
Autumn - 秋 depicts autumn foliage.