A Tacit Agreement

Arts of Asia

1958

Yamaguchi Gen
Japanese, 1896-1976

The colors and therefore the relationship of the shapes to the background differ dramatically in this image. In this print, the pattern that was produced by rubbing the paper against the woodblock displays vertical strokes; in the other print, the effect is more akin to cross-hatching.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Yamaguchi Gen
Title: A Tacit Agreement
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.: 1953–1963
Medium: Color woodblock print
Dimensions: 64.8 × 48.3 cm (25 1/2 × 19 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Arnold Maremont
Reference Number: 1973.626

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