Yoshida Chizuko (Japanese, 1924-2017)
Ice Floe, Utoro (Utoro ryūhyō)
INV-2171
Yoshida Chizuko (Japanese, 1924-2017)1995
Ice Floe, Utoro (Utoro ryūhyō)
Yoshida Chizuko (Japanese, 1924-2017) →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
1995
Medium
Photoetching and color woodblock print; artist’s proof
Dimensions
102 × 42 cm (40 3/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Chizuko, Takasuke, and Ayomi Yoshida
Here, Yoshida Chizuko has combined woodblock printing with photoetching—an engraving technique—to show the slow breakup of ice on a sea in Hokkaido. She was known for walking so close to the ice that she would worry her fellow travelers. Chizuko was interested in finding patterns in nature, and close observation enabled her to infuse her work with a sense of movement.
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