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Yamaguchi Gen
Encountermid-20th century

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Abstract print on cream deckled-edge paper; dense vertical form in slate gray and a horizontal bar in warm ochre intersect at center, with pencil inscription and signature below

Yamaguchi Gen, Encounter, mid-20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Jeffrey and Elizabeth Holbrook Family, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yamaguchi Gen
Japan, 1896-1976
Title
Encounter
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-20th century
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 18 3/4 x 14 5/16 in. (47.6 x 36.3 cm); Paper: 23 9/16 x 19 1/4 in. (59.9 x 48.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Jeffrey and Elizabeth Holbrook Family
Accession Number
M.86.147.190
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Copyright
© Yamaguchi Gen

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