The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Illuminations (Tomoshibi)

c. 1961–67

Shoichi Hasegawa

(Japanese, 1929-)
Japan
color relief etching
Sheet: 49.7 x 64.8 cm (19 9/16 x 25 1/2 in.); Platemark: 27.5 x 29.3 cm (10 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1967.110
Location: Not on view

Description

After studying painting and drawing in his native Japan, Hasegawa moved to Paris in 1961. Shortly thereafter he began working with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17, where he mastered techniques of color etching. An especially refined example is Illuminations, which features an array of abstracted light and dark architectural shapes against an orange background.
  • Plunkett & Co., Kansas City, MO
  • Cutting Edge: Modern Prints from Atelier 17. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-August 13, 2017).
    Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005).
    A Tradition Transformed: Japanese Prints, 1947-1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 24, 1988).
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