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Three Masks (Kamen 3)

A work made of color woodblock print.

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  • A work made of color woodblock print.

Date:

1957

Artist:

Tomio Kinoshita
Japanese, born 1923

About this artwork

This print displays the artist’s signature technique of using a gouge to produce a series of parallel lines. The gray or tan hues, the only colors in an otherwise black print, make quite a different impact when one is substituted for the other.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Kinoshita Tomio

Title

Three Masks (Kamen 3)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1952–1962

Medium

Color woodblock print

Dimensions

57.5 × 75.5 cm (22 5/8 × 29 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Arnold Maremont

Reference Number

1973.597

Extended information about this artwork

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