Collection Online as of October 1, 2023
Iris #118
Katzutoshi Sugiura
(Japanese, 1938-)
Color screenprint
Support: Wove paper
Sheet: 53.9 x 38 cm (21 1/4 x 14 15/16 in.); Image: 40.4 x 28.5 cm (15 7/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2000.178
Edition: 50
Impression: 43
Location
not on view
Description
Iris #118 recalls early Japanese folding screens in the way the beautiful flowers are painted on a gold background for a rich, decorative effect. Here, as with screens, squares of gold leaf were applied onto handmade Japanese paper. The artist then screenprinted the floral design and softened the glittering effect of the gold leaf by covering it with a pale wash.