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The Bright of Evening by Munakata Shikô — VisualArtsDB

The Bright of Evening

The Bright of Evening

Munakata Shikô

1949–1959

Medium: Woodblock print
Dimensions: 36 × 42.2 cm (14 3/16 × 16 5/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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woodblockprintasian artJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)woodblock print

About

This image is based on a poem by Yoshimura Shukuho, which is written on the print:How it spills above the earthIn the bright of evening someone criesIt is spring

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