Shikō Munakata
Japanese · 1903–1975 · Painter, Printmaker
Shikō Munakata was a woodblock printmaker active in Shōwa period Japan. He is associated with the sōsaku-hanga movement and the mingei movement. Munakata was awarded the "Prize… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $8,575≈ £5,481≈ €6,308Sign up to see
Satsuko 1962Menzies · A$8,591≈ $5,562≈ £4,390≈ €5,109Sign up to see
The Night Visit (from the Story of the Cormorant series)Wright · $5,292≈ £4,161≈ €5,042Sign up to see
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Shikō Munakata was a woodblock printmaker active in Shōwa period Japan. He is associated with the sōsaku-hanga movement and the mingei movement. Munakata was awarded the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952, and first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in 1955, followed by Grand Prix at the Venice Biennale in 1956, and the Order of Culture, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in 1970.
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sōsaku-hanga
Also known as Munakata Shiko, Shiko Munakata, Shikoh Munakata, Shikou Munakata, Zakkado, Zakkedo
Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.