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The Bright of Evening

A work made of woodblock print.

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  • A work made of woodblock print.

Date:

About 1954

Artist:

Munakata Shikō
Japanese, 1903-1975

About this artwork

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

Extended information about this artwork

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