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Munakata at Dartmouth

January 26, 2019, through March 26, 2019

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  • An installation of Japanese prints in the new Class of 1967 Gallery at the foot of the stairs in the renovated museum. © Michael Moran.

    An installation of Japanese prints in the new Class of 1967 Gallery at the foot of the stairs in the renovated museum. © Michael Moran.

  • Shiko Munakata, Japanese, 1903-1975, Mitsuke (28th Station), from Tōkaidō Munakata Hanga (Munakata's Tokaido Road series), 1963-64, hand colored woodcut on Japanese paper, 24 x 19 in. (61 x 48.3 cm).

    Shiko Munakata, Mitsuke (28th Station), from Tōkaidō Munakata Hanga (Munakata's Tokaido Road series), 1963-64, hand colored woodcut on Japanese paper. Museum Purchase; PR.965.65.1.

  • Dartmouth students explore an installation of Japanese prints in the new Class of 1967 Gallery at the foot of the stairs in the renovated museum. Photo by Rob Strong.

    Dartmouth students explore an installation of Japanese prints in the new Class of 1967 Gallery at the foot of the stairs in the renovated museum. Photo by Rob Strong.

About

Though recognized the world over for his woodblock prints, Shiko Munakata is widely regarded in Japan as one of the nation's foremost 20th-century calligraphers--an honor of considerable significance, for calligraphy has always been the highest form of art in East Asia.  This Installation highlights works collecting during and since Munakata's time as a visiting artist and lecturer at Dartmouth in 1965. It also features pairings of several works from Utagawa Hiroshige's (1797-1858) Tokaido with Munakata's revisiting of these sites.

Exhibition Curator

Allen Hockley

Exhibition subject: Asia