Lyrique No. 19

This is probably the only impression of this print that Onchi Kōshirō ever made. It was first shown at the Art Institute in 1960 in an exhibition that was meant to offer a comprehensive look at the sōsaku hanga (creative print) movement. As he did here, the artist often used the word “lyric” (or its French form, lyrique), to title abstract works, to encourage viewers to think of his images as poetic expressions.