Accession Number
2010/2.48.1

Title
Calendar

Artist(s)
Serizawa Keisuke

Object Creation Date
1962

Medium & Support
color print (kataezome) on handmade mulberry paper

Dimensions
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Credit Line
Transfer from the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies

Subject matter
Serizawa, designated as a Living National Treasure in 1956, is known for his textile design. This calendar, on handmade mulberry paper, uses katazome technique, in which a paste resist is applied through a stencil. Colors are tapplied through dyeing or painting.

Physical Description
This print of a calendar for the month of January, 1964, is dominated by red. Blues and purples round out the composition. Sundays are indicated with red numbers and purple boxes, while the rest of the calendar days sit in red boxes with the numbered date showing as paper through negative space. The year 1963 is printed at top center in a rounded and pointed red rectangular shape. Birds, flowers, and kanji are used to decorate the upper register.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Additional Object Classification(s)


Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
calendars
flowers (plant components)
prints (visual works)