abstract scene with billowing, somewhat angular white forms punctuated with black and gray geometric shapes; pale mountain-like cone shapes ULQ; faint pinkish highlights; dark background

%C2%A9 Ujiie Minoru

Village Shrine, second half 20th century

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This folding screen combines abstract forms with motifs from Shinto, Japan’s indigenous belief system. On the right panel are two sets of tori—gates found at the entrances of Shinto shrines—and a gohei, a wooden ritual staff with folded paper strips attached. Billowing white shapes suggest the robes worn by Shinto priests. These partially glimpsed forms, together with silhouetted trees and the restricted palette, create an otherworldly atmosphere. Ujiie Minoru is a Kyoto-born fiber artist who remains little known outside Japan, despite having received awards at international exhibitions.

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Title
Village Shrine
Artist Life
born 1930
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2013.29.1136
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abstract scene with billowing, somewhat angular white forms punctuated with black and gray geometric shapes; pale mountain-like cone shapes ULQ; faint pinkish highlights; dark background

© Ujiie Minoru

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