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クウェイカー教徒の礼拝
Like the nearby woodcut by Juan Battista Dell’Acqua, this woodblock print by Japanese Canadian artist Naoko Matsubara employs black and white lines to evoke a sacred space. In this case, it’s the communal and often hushed gathering space of Quakers, a religion devoted to peaceful principles, rejecting any type of formal ministry in favor of internal contemplation. The artist’s father was a priest at a Shinto temple in Kyoto, and religious spaces have featured often in her work.
Quaker Meeting
クウェイカー教徒の礼拝
Matsubara Naoko (Japanese, born in 1937)
Japanese
Shôwa era
1960s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions
44.8 × 79.1 cm (17 5/8 × 31 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Justine F. Kershaw Fund
Accession Number68.450
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Like the nearby woodcut by Juan Battista Dell’Acqua, this woodblock print by Japanese Canadian artist Naoko Matsubara employs black and white lines to evoke a sacred space. In this case, it’s the communal and often hushed gathering space of Quakers, a religion devoted to peaceful principles, rejecting any type of formal ministry in favor of internal contemplation. The artist’s father was a priest at a Shinto temple in Kyoto, and religious spaces have featured often in her work.
DescriptionEdition: 25.
Signed
Naoko Matsubara (in romanization, in pencil at lower right)
Marks
Artist's seal: Matsubara Naoko
Provenance1968, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 11, 1968)
Copyright© Naoko Matsubara