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Cool Breeze (Sofu)
Yoshida Chizuko1993
- Attribution
- Yoshida Chizuko Japanese, 1924-2017
- Medium
- Photoetching and color woodblock print
- Physical dimensions
- 100.5 × 41.5 cm (39 5/8 × 16 3/8 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Chizuko, Takasuke, and Ayomi Yoshida
CATALOGUE RECORD
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Source rights statement: © 2013 Chizuko, Takasuke, and Ayomi Yoshida.
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Here, Yoshida Chizuko has combined woodblock printing with photoetching—an engraving technique—to show a lavender field moving in a cool breeze. Chizuko was interested in finding patterns in nature, and close observation enabled her to infuse her work with a sense of movement.
Description: Art Institute of Chicago · CC BY 4.0