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Clowns

Clowns

1965
(Japanese, 1923–2014)
Japan
woodcut
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward 1982.359
Location: not on view

Description

In this mask-like image, the curvilinear design mimics the pattern of rings in a cross section of wood, a reference to the matrix from which Clowns is printed.
  • Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward, Solon
  • Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".
    A Tradition Transformed: Japanese Prints, 1947-1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 24, 1988).
    The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
    CMA Bulletin, LXXI (February 1984), p. 74, no. 161
  • {{cite web|title=Clowns|url=false|author=Tomio Kinoshita|year=1965|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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