Anticipation (Uchinarumono)

Description

The thick brushstrokes of orange and black in this print evoke Japanese calligraphy. Its Japanese title, Uchinarumono, roughly translates to “internal,” but the artist wanted to express a feeling of anticipation. In 1961 Yoshida Chizuko had two small children, two and three years old—perhaps she was thinking about watching them grow up.

Anticipation (Uchinarumono)

Yoshida Chizuko

1961

Accession Number

217136

Medium

Color woodblock print; artist’s proof

Dimensions

78.5 × 65 cm (30 15/16 × 25 5/8 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Chizuko, Takasuke, and Ayomi Yoshida