Hyoroku

A warm atmosphere suffuses this woodblock print of a night scene in which women dressed in traditional garb (the men wear western clothing) walk along a street lined with restaurants and lit with glowing lanterns. The design is influenced by the 20th century Japanese shin-hanga movement, which combined the techniques used to create traditional ukiyo-e style prints (in which the artist, carver, printer, and publisher collaborated to create the piece) but addressed a westernized audience. The western additions here are evident in the light effects and mood of the piece. The tactile quality of the modern paper and pigments are also a characteristic of western influence.

June Hodge ‘21