Calendar / Serizawa Keisuke

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Accession Number
2010/2.48.1
Title
Calendar
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1895-1984
Object Creation Date
1962
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
mingei
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Secondary Object Classification
stencil
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.
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.
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Image Size
3248 x 4144
File Size
2 MB
Record
2010/2.48.1
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.48.1/2010_2_48_1.jpg

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"Calendar; Serizawa Keisuke." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.48.1/2010_2_48_1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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