Poéme No. 8: Season of Butterfly

Onchi KōshirōWW-1948-068691

1948·Woodblock and object print·40.1 × 35.2 cm (15 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

<p>Onchi Kōshirō printed the cloud-like blue shapes in this work by using paper to lay down the ink, and the gray wash was spread on the surface with cloth. He created the butterfly with a woodblock and the leaf is the impression of an actual leaf. The “clouds” vary in size from one edition to another, suggesting that Onchi used different pieces and even different types of paper to improve his compositions as he worked on different versions of the same image.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1948
Medium: Woodblock and object print
Dimensions: 40.1 × 35.2 cm (15 13/16 × 13 7/8 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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