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Munakata Shikō
Gourdsdesigned 1945, printed 1946

Not on view
Woodcut or linocut print, large stylized crouching figure in flat black ink with a pale mask-like face, surrounded by repeating abstract symbols on tan paper

Munakata Shikō, Gourds, designed 1945, printed 1946, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Albert Levinson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Munakata Shikō
Title
Gourds
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
designed 1945, printed 1946
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Colored woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 19 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (50.2 x 36.3 cm); Paper: 20 5/8 x 15 1/8 in. (52.5 x 38.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Albert Levinson
Accession Number
M.91.21.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Copyright
© Munakata Shiko Estate

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