Four Seasons
by Yoonmi Nam
- Date:
- 2019
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (woodblock print)
- Dimensions:
- 41.9 × 29.8 cm
- Image courtesy of
- The Print Center
Description
Four Seasons is a mokuhanga still life from 2019 that gathers everyday objects — likely household or food items — organized to mark seasonal passage. Nam's mokuhanga practice employs traditional water-based pigments printed on dampened washi, producing soft bokashi gradations that suit the quiet, contemplative tone of her still-life work. Rather than the conventional meisho-e or kacho-e framing of seasons through landscape or flora, Nam grounds seasonal change in domestic and consumable goods, objects that carry cultural memory across her Korean and American experience. The composition likely arranges items sparingly, using negative space in the manner of Japanese print tradition to allow each element to register with deliberate weight.
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Frequently Asked Questions
Four Seasons was created by Yoonmi Nam in 2019.
Four Seasons depicts seascapes and still life.
Four Seasons measures 41.9 × 29.8 cm.