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In Praise of Flower Hunting by Munakata Shikô — VisualArtsDB

In Praise of Flower Hunting

In Praise of Flower Hunting

Munakata Shikô

1949–1962

Medium: Woodblock prints mounted as a hanging scroll
Dimensions: 150.5 × 169.4 cm (59 1/2 × 66 11/16 in.)
Genre: pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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inkpen and ink drawingsprintasian artJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)

About

Inspired by a photograph of a hunting-scene mural in Jilin Province, China, as well as by a Japanese ritual in which flowers are used as symbolic arrows, Munakata Shiko created this single large image made from 14 blocks. The hunters here are armed with flowers because, according to the artist, they are hunting with their hearts in an effort to celebrate the existence of all creatures.

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