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Print
Japanese Form (Tomoe)
Takagi Shiro, (Hirosaki, Japan, 1934 - 1998)
Takagi Shiro
Japan
1934 - 1998
Male
33 3/4 x 23 3/8 in. (85.7 x 59.4 cm)
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1964
1964
1964
Japanese
Print
From the beginning of his career, Takagi Shiro was interested in the print medium. In 1958, he left his studies at the Musashino College of Fine Arts in Tokyo because there was no print faculty, choosing instead to learn independently. Despite his interest in abstraction, however, his primary artistic identification remained Japanese.
With its characteristic abstracted forms in a red and ochre palette, Japanese Form (Tomoe) is representative of Takagi’s work before 1971. The word tomoe refers to a specifically Japanese abstract shape, a swirl that resembles a comma. Although its meaning is debated, the form itself is a common design element in Japanese family emblems.
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1966.38
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/22/2001
66.38SL1
slide
2 x 2
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8 x 10
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66.38DI#1
digital image
6/8/2009
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66.38DI#2
digital image
11/21/2013
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