The Bright of Evening

Arts of Asia

About 1954

Munakata Shikō
Japanese, 1903-1975

This image is based on a poem by Yoshimura Shukuho, which is written on the print:

How it spills above the earth
In the bright of evening someone cries
It is spring

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Munakata Shikô
Title: The Bright of Evening
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.: 1949–1959
Medium: Woodblock print
Dimensions: 36 × 42.2 cm (14 3/16 × 16 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Reference Number: 1979.620

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