Form No. 5: Affection for Shapeless Things

Onchi KōshirōWW-1948-023084

1948·Object print·55.7 × 45.7 cm (21 15/16 × 18 in.)

<p>Onchi Kōshirō used his own hand to make this print—one of only two in the edition—and reportedly viewed it as an early experiment in not using woodblocks. He created the “shapeless things” of the title with cloth dipped in a blue-gray ink and string dipped in brown, while his hand may signify “affection.”</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1948
Medium: Object print
Dimensions: 55.7 × 45.7 cm (21 15/16 × 18 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Onchi Kōshirō

Artist

Onchi Kōshirō

Painting

Kōshirō Onchi , who is also known as Onchi Kōshirō was Tokyo-born Japanese artist who is best known for his prints. He was the father of the sōsaku-hanga movement in twentieth-century Japan, and a photographer. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

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