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Tanaka Kyōkichi
Melancholy1914

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Vertical color woodcut print of a nude figure enveloped in sweeping blue and black hair or flame-like ribbons that spiral from top to bottom of the composition
Artist or Maker
Tanaka Kyōkichi
Japan, 1892-1915
Title
Melancholy
Date Made
1914
Period
Taishō period (1912-1926)
Medium
Color woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 3/4 in. (26.67 × 19.69 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Nelson and Priscilla Gibbs
Accession Number
M.2015.195.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art

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