IX, Ōura Nobuyuki; Yosuke Akiba, Publishers 21st Century, Inc.; Okabe Print Studio; Print House OM

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born 1949
Print House OM, printer
IX, 1982–1983, Showa period (1926–1989)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: screen print; lithograph
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 77.1 x 57.1 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 30 3/8 x 22 1/2 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Fund
Accession number: 2002.0032.09
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Disparate time periods collide within the boundaries of Ōura Nobuyuki’s print IX. Images of objects and people such as Japanese Emperor Hirohito (1901–1989), a mushroom cloud reminiscent of World War II nuclear bombing, and a woman dressed in a court costume from the Heian period (794–1185) form a disjunctive composition. This work is part of Ōura’s series Enkin o kakaete (Holding Perspectives), which was repeatedly criticized and attacked for its use of the emperor’s image in a manner that was considered disrespectful.
Disparate time periods collide within the boundaries of Ōura Nobuyuki’s print IX. Images of objects and people such as Japanese Emperor Hirohito (1901–1989), a mushroom cloud reminiscent of World War II nuclear bombing, and a woman dressed in a court costume from the Heian period (794–1185) form a disjunctive composition. This work is part of Ōura’s series Enkin o kakaete (Holding Perspectives), which was repeatedly criticized and attacked for its use of the emperor’s image in a manner that was considered disrespectful.

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