Temple Festival

Item

Title

Temple Festival

Creator

Toshijirō INAGAKI
Japanese, 1902-1963

Materials

Woodblock print

Measurements

8-1/16 x 9-15/16 in. (20.4 x 25.3 cm)

Description

Starting in the late 1940s, Inagaki augmented his work as a high-end textile designer with the production of inexpensive prints, which were published by Mikumo Mokuhansha in Kyoto. These multicolor prints are made from single woodblock with an effect that resembles the stenciled designs of his textiles. Devoted to his native city, Inagaki drew his motifs from Kyoto and the surrounding countryside. He was designated a Living National Treasure Artist for his kataezome—dyed pictures on washi paper—in 1962.

Source

Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, Gift of Alan A. and Barbara Nicoll.

Identifier

2005.29

Rights

This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.

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