1986.59 - The First Snow
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Object Typepainting
ArtistKataoka, Shikō
Date Made1985
Item Details
Object Typepainting
ArtistKataoka, Shikō
Date Made1985
Accession Number
1986.59
Title
The First Snow
Object Type
painting
Artist
Kataoka, Shikō
Date Made
1985
Place Made
Japan: Hyōgo, Takarazuka
Culture/Nationality
Japanese
Materials
ink on paper
Measurements
image: 36.2 cm x 6 cm; frame: 57 cm x 17 cm x 2.4 cm; sight: 54.8 cm x 14.7 cm
Description
Ink calligraphy on a tanzaku or narrow vertical poem card. The tanzaku is ornamented with a stenciled design in red as well as a generous application of gold dust and flake. The work is mounted in a rounded corner…
Ink calligraphy on a tanzaku or narrow vertical poem card. The tanzaku is ornamented with a stenciled design in red as well as a generous application of gold dust and flake. The work is mounted in a rounded corner frame of horse chestnut.
This framed piece was given to the University of Alberta by Kataoka to commemorate her first visit to the University in 1985 on the occasion of the “Karma of the Brush I” exhibition at the Ring House Gallery.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Citation
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"1986.59 - The First Snow, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/11-668. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
