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[Untitled] – Historic Print

[Untitled], 1953 — historic print
[Untitled], 1953. Historic print from the Japanese Prints collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few prints in this group take a religious subject, and this untitled woodcut is part of a series on the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, printed in the shin hanga, or "new prints," style. That movement arose in Japan in the early twentieth century, when artists revived traditional ukiyo-e woodblock methods but turned to modern subjects and a more naturalistic handling of form and light. Dated 1953, this tall black-and-white sheet, about 39 by 16 inches, shows the tradition adapting well beyond the classic era. The Library of Congress included it in its 2001 exhibition *The Floating World of Ukiyo-e*.

Created / published1953
Medium1 print : woodcut, b&w ; 39 x 16 inches (approximate size).
Genreorganized by the Library of Congress, 2001. Apostles" is a LCSH term; propose for TGM."
NotesTitle and other information based on entry for item in exhibition catalog. Shin hanga print. From the series Twelve Apostles of Jesus. The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substance / essays by Sandy Kita ... [et al.]. New York: Harry N. Abrams, in association with the Library of Congress, 2001, no. 108, p. 173. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows
SubjectsApostles--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,621 × 4,487 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221937

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