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Twelve woodblock prints and eleven woodblocks

Nana Shiomi, 1999–2006

Nana Shiomi is a leading contemporary exponent of Japanese woodblock printing. Shiomi uses both traditional Japanese methods of printing (as used by traditional ukiyo-e printers) and modern techniques and materials. The prints acquired by the Oriental Museum have been selected to relate to a range of artefacts and other works of art currently held within the museumÂ’s collection. Depicting amongst other things traditional Japanese screens, a tea whisk and a tea bowl, the prints are simply but powerfully pictorial. Presented by the Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

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Title of artwork, date

Twelve woodblock prints and eleven woodblocks, 1999–2006

Date supported

2012

Medium and material

Woodblock prints on paper, plus original woodblocks

Dimensions

Various

Grant

3070

Total cost

3070

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