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Yamamoto Shōun

Keyblock for Enjoying the Evening Cool (Yūsuzu)

Description

Maker

Yamamoto Shōun (Japanese, 1870-1965)

Title

Keyblock for Enjoying the Evening Cool (Yūsuzu)
from the album Views of the Four Seasons (Shiki no nagame)
Shiki no nagame

Period

Meiji

Year

1906

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cherry wood

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

23.5 x 44 x 1.4 cm (9 1/4 x 17 5/16 x 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

signed in lower right"Shôun" [in Japanese characters]

Signature: Shoun

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2005.2

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Process and Function
Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique
Jan 19, 2007 – May 27, 2007

Label copy

This keyblock was used to print the black outlines and the hair in the print. Note the registration marks (kento) along the bottom edge and in the lower right comer. These carved markings served to align the sheet of paper on each of the blocks during the printing process.

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Tombstone

Yamamoto Shōun (Japanese, 1870-1965)
Keyblock for Enjoying the Evening Cool (Yūsuzu); from the album Views of the Four Seasons (Shiki no nagame); Shiki no nagame, 1906
Carved cherry woodblock
23.5 x 44 x 1.4 cm (9 1/4 x 17 5/16 x 9/16 inches)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2005.2

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