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Collections

Munakata Shikō
The Wife's Surprise1958

Not on view
Woodblock print on cream paper, bold black figure in a wide lunging pose with arms outstretched, angular white stripes across robes, red seal stamp at lower left

Munakata Shikō, The Wife's Surprise, 1958, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Peter Ries, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Munakata Shikō
Japan, 1903-1975
Title
The Wife's Surprise
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1958
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
16 11/16 x 11 15/16 in. (42.39 x 30.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Ries
Accession Number
M.2000.108.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art