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Bare Branches (Chiryu)

1974
(Japanese, 1914–1988)
Japan
color woodcut
Sheet: 27.6 x 22.5 cm (10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Image: 7.7 x 10.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.580
Location: not on view
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Sekino focused on the harmony of poetic spirit and technique, which he considered essential to woodcuts. His simplified representational style reflects his interest in the distillation of the geometric and organic shapes that give the Japanese landscape its characteristic flavor.
Bare Branches (Chiryu)

Bare Branches (Chiryu)

1974

Jun'ichiro Sekino

(Japanese, 1914–1988)
Japan

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