Onda Akyio Woodblock Print on Paper of Traveler

Item Details

By Hand

A woodblock print on paper by Japanese artist Onda Akyio of a traveler. This stylized print depicts an expansive hillside of tall grass defined by loose strokes of black and cool pigment. It is cut by a diagonal, horizontal line, with the silhouette of a man wearing a rice hat ushering along a donkey. To the lower portion of the composition is a collection of Asian characters. This is complemented to the lower margins with a handwritten artist signature and artist seal. The print is presented under glass beneath layered matting in a gold tone metal frame with hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- toning on paper; residue on glass at lower right; backing paper punctured; wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures: 8.50" W x 9.25" H.

Item #

17CIN452-007