Hatago shotō (Early Winter in Hatago)
Tanaka Ryōhei, Hatago shotō (Early Winter in Hatago), 1980, etching on paper, The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection, © unknown, research required, 2006.95.1
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- Title
Hatago shotō (Early Winter in Hatago)
- Related Titles
original language: 畑郷初冬
translated: Early Winter in Hatago
transliterated: Hatago shotō
- Artist
- Date
1980
- Period
Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)
- Medium
etching on paper
- Edition
75/200
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
plate: 4 7/8 in x 3 11/16 in; sheet: 9 5/16 in x 7 3/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
title: 畑郷初冬, graphite, bottom left Transliteration (Translation): Hatago shotō (early winter in Hatago) Language: Japanese Description: Hatago (also Hiyoshichō Hatagō) is a rural village northwest of Kyoto.
signature; date: T. Ryohei '80, graphite, lower right
edition: 75/200, graphite, lower left
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Modern Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection
- Accession Number
2006.95.1
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Early Winter is an example of Tanaka Ryōhei’s signature style and subject, using the etching technique to evoke textures of thatch, aged wood, and stone. While there are no figures represented, the human presence is palpable in the architecture and agriculture that comprise the scene.
- Exhibitions
2011 The Artist's Touch, The Craftsman's Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum
