25867 Shiko Munakata Harbour Hood Fence

Height 16.6cm x 30.8cm (including frame)
Width 20.0cm x 34.6cm (including frame)

He exhibited works such as "The Rising Stars" at the Venice Biennale, an international contemporary art exhibition, and won the first ever International Print Award. Munakata Shiko produced works that established his own unique composition and used a technique known as urasai, which involves painting the back of the printing block. He also met Yanagi Muneyoshi, who recognized his talents and deepened his ties with ceramic artists from the "Art Movement" (a movement to utilize the "beauty of the natural" of ordinary and refined things, as stated in the "Statement of Purpose for the Establishment of the Japanese Art Museum). Munakata continued to paint many female figures. The woman wearing a hood has beautifully accentuated, full features and gentle gaze, making this a masterpiece that conveys Shiko's admiration for women.