Rats and Root Vegetables by Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei)
1926 / Color woodblock print / 10 5/16″x15 1/4″
Various collections including Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Tag Archives: Woodblock Print
Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month~ December 20
Persimmon and Cicada, with poem by Chikujin (or Takehito)
Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai
Edo period / Surimono woodblock print in shikishiban format
7 11/16″x6 13/16″ / Various collections, including Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
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Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month~ December 14
Mice and Daikon Radish by Utagawa Hiroshige
c.1840s / Color woodblock print on paper / 9″x6 1/2″
Various collections, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 27
Landscape by George Morrison
1950 / Woodcut on paper / 13 1/4″x16 1/2″
Various collections, including Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 22
Upper Lyell Fork, near Lyell Glacier by Chiura Obata
1930 / Woodblock print / Image: 15 11/16″x11″
Various collections, including Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY
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National Culinary Arts Month~ July 21
Cook by Sanzo Wada
1940/41 / Woodblock print / Approximately 11″x14 1/2″ / Private collection
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 19
Grand Canyon by Hiroshi Yoshida
1925 / Woodblock print; ink and color on paper / 9 3/4″x14 5/8″
Various collections, including Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
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National Culinary Arts Month~ July 12
The Twelfth Month: Making Mochi Cakes by Utagawa Kunisada
(Third Panel of Triptych)
1854 / Polychrome woodblock triptych / 14 15/16″x30 1/8″
Various collections, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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National Culinary Arts Month~ July 10
Ebisu God Cooking a Red Snapper by Kitagawa Utamaro
18th century / Woodblock print; ink and color on paper / 14 15/16″x10 3/8″
Various collections, including Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
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National Pet Month~ May 22
Teasing the Cat by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1888 / 14 9/16″x10″ / Woodblock print; ink and color on paper / The Met, NYC
