Wall in Nitteji Village (Nitteji mura no kabe)

Object Details

• Artist

  Kawada Kan 川田幹 (1927-1999)

• Edition/State

  6/30

• Label

  Inspired by techniques used in dying textiles, the artist has created an image of the village of Kurashiki, famous for its attractive preservation of traditional architecture and craft workshops. The stencil technique was popular among artists seeking to relate their works to folk craft.

• Provenance

  To 1995

  A Private collector, to 1995

  From 1995

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by a private collector in 1995

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Anonymous

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Anonymous gift

• Type

  Print

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1970s

• Name

  Everson, John K.

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Japanese Art

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints