Mother and Child
1935
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1935
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A woman holds a child close, her face calm, her hands gentle. They sit together, quiet and still, almost like a photograph from an old family album. Onchi made many prints like this over decades, always returning to the same simple scene. He was a leader in Japan’s sōsaku-hanga movement, where artists carved and printed their own work instead of handing designs to skilled craftspeople. This painting shows a deep quiet, not drama. It values feeling over action. If you like this quiet mood, look up the artist: Koshiro Onchi (Japanese, 1891–1955). (Word count: 98)
