| |
 |
 |
 |
Division--Work No. 100, 2002
Katsunori Hamanishi
(Japanese, born 1949)
Mezzotint with gold leaf
Gift of Gloria and Leon Plevin in Memory of Fred Schmidt, 2002.106
|
|
Division--Work No. 100
Although mezzotint is primarily a European technique, Hamanishi’s work is traditionally Japanese in many respects. The use of gold, which emphasizes the flatness of the scene and adds a wonderful decorative element, began in Japanese printmaking in the late 17th century. One hundred years earlier, gold paper served as a background for folding screens, also referenced in the tripartite
arrangement of Division—Work No. 100.
Page 15 of 16 | On the next page:
Flower Garden, 1963
|
