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Composition No. 2: Character (Still Life)

Somewhat abstract print evoking a blue book on a round wooden table. On a yellow background is superimposed a pale-blue rectangle within which the outlines of several other rectangles are arranged, radiating above the same general speace. The word "Poema" is written in large letters within the largest outlined rectangle.

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  • Somewhat abstract print evoking a blue book on a round wooden table. On a yellow background is superimposed a pale-blue rectangle within which the outlines of several other rectangles are arranged, radiating above the same general speace. The word "Poema" is written in large letters within the largest outlined rectangle.

Date:

1949

Artist:

Onchi Kōshirō
Japanese, 1891-1955

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Onchi Kōshirō

Title

Composition No. 2: Character (Still Life)

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.

1949

Medium

Color woodblock print

Dimensions

39.8 × 28.4 cm (15 11/16 × 11 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Oliver Statler

Reference Number

1962.1009

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