Dimensions 14 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (36.04 × 24.13 cm) (image)23 × 19 × 1 1/2 in. (58.42 × 48.26 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame)
Yamakawa Shuho made this print called *Autumn* with ink and color on paper. The woman stands out. Maybe the artist was imagining a fleeting moment, leaves falling all around, but she’s captured in stillness. I wonder about the artist's own life, their own experiences of autumn. The surface has a quietness to it, but the various patterns on the kimono create a beautiful, gentle harmony. They might be echoes of other artists, or dreams of future ones. There’s a conversation happening here, a quiet dialogue across time. The artist’s hand dances, creating something new and unique but also part of a long history. These artists, they're all in conversation, aren't they? Each one borrowing, questioning, answering. And it's never fixed, never finished. It's always changing, always moving. Just like those leaves falling.
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Autumn shows a more assertively modern woman, or moga (abbreviated from modan gaaru, modern girl). Rather than the traditional shimada style of coiffure, she sports the modish rajio-maki (radio roll), recalling the headphones used by radio announcers. Her green jacket (haori), glimpsed beneath her maroon shawl, is patterned with Western playing card suits.
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