Noriko Wakabayashi,
b. 1955
No. 9, Leap, 1979
Ink on paper
11 5/8 x 8 5/16 in. (29 x 21 cm)
No. 9, Leap, 1979
Ink on paper
11 5/8 x 8 5/16 in. (29 x 21 cm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Showa (Japan, 1926-1989)
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds from the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Accession Number:
2017.1.66
Alternate Title:
Shinkei: Haneru
Commentary
This piece is from the woodblock print series, "Shinkei," ("Scenery of the Mind"), No. 9, "Haneru," ("Leap"). The artist stated, "I always have wanted to know what lives in the mind and what has been growing and expanding in the mind." The work was carved and printed in black-and-white by the artist on decorative Japanese paper. It is a limited edition, and was hand signed.
Marks
The work bears the artist's signature in pencil, in the margin, at the lower right: "Noriko. W" The work also bears the artist's seal on the lower left, in red. The edition number, in pencil, is to the right of the seal.
Object Description
A woman is depicted, kneeling on her left knee, her right knee bent, right foot planted on the ground, her hair swept back as if in the wind.
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