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Spring - 春 by Torii Kotondo — Japanese Woodblock print, 1982

Spring - 春

by Torii Kotondo

Shin-hanga
Spring
Bokashi
Date:
1982
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Source:
Ohmi Gallery

Description

From the 1982 posthumous edition, this spring print depicts a woman in the season's particular quality of soft, diffuse light — the bokashi gradations warming from cool above to rose-tinged below, or dissolving into the haze of spring. The "12 Aspects of Women" series uses seasonal atmosphere as emotional context, and spring carries the associations of renewal, gentle warmth, and the brief beauty of blossoms. The figure is placed within this atmosphere as both observer and embodiment of the season.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Spring - 春 was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1982.

Spring - 春 uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.

Spring - 春 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1982).

Spring - 春 depicts spring.