Memory of a Journey
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
An untitled woodblock print, "Memory of a Journey" suggests the distillation of travel experience into a single image — the specific location or subject lost behind the evocative title. Hiratsuka traveled extensively throughout Japan and abroad, and this work may represent a composite or symbolic landscape rather than a documented site. The undated print invites the viewer to supply their own geography of memory.
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More Travel Scenes Prints
Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi)
1962
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
1925
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Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Memory of a Journey was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Memory of a Journey depicts travel scenes.