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  • Print in traditional Japanese style of a naked woman with a yellow comb in her hair, wading through turbulent waters with tall waves behind her, holding modern goggles and snorkel.

Masami Teraoka 寺岡 政美

Namiyo at Hanauma Bay

Maker

Masami Teraoka 寺岡 政美 (American, b. Japan, b. 1936 in Onomichi, Japan)
Editions Press (American), publisher
Evelyn Lincoln, printer, (Former RISD Faculty, Printmaking)
Brian Shure (American, b. 1952), printer

Title

Namiyo at Hanauma Bay

Year

1985

Medium

  • 18 color lithograph on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • 18 color lithograph on paper

Dimensions

63.2 x 91.1 cm (24 7/8 x 35 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Artist signature on verso: Masami Teraoka

Identification

Edition

Artist's Proof 14/15

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Evelyn Lincoln

Object Number

2021.18.1

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Take Care
Aug 20, 2022 – Mar 22, 2023

Label copy

With its graphic waves, cartouches with Japanese characters, and iconic woman, this print appears to be a traditional Japanese print, but that is a trick. The artist, Masami Teraoka, is using the Japanese print tradition to highlight contemporary ocean pollution caused by tourism. The woman clutching a mask and snorkel is a Japanese tourist. Travelers visiting coral reefs often accidentally harm the breathtaking ecosystem they’ve come to see. Tourists can fool themselves, much like Teraoka fools us here. Visiting the ocean appears harmless, but ecotourists can actually aid in its destruction.

–Sionan Guenther, associate registrar, digital resources

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Masami Teraoka 寺岡 政美 (American, b. Japan, b. 1936 in Onomichi, Japan)
Editions Press (American), publisher
Evelyn Lincoln, printer
Brian Shure (American, b. 1952), printer
Namiyo at Hanauma Bay, 1985
18 color lithograph on paper
63.2 x 91.1 cm (24 7/8 x 35 7/8 inches)
Gift of Evelyn Lincoln 2021.18.1

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