1959
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1959 ink by Shiko Munakata, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a person wearing glasses and a patterned sweater. The face is bold and angular, with sharp lines cutting through the hair and features. In the background, there’s a faint, wavy shape that looks like water and some scattered text. The artist used a simple two-tone approach—just black ink and white paper—to create strong contrasts. The title at the bottom says it’s a self-portrait, and the text on the right side is in Japanese. Next, check out how this piece was made using woodcut.
Shikō Munakata (棟方 志功, Munakata Shikō; September 5, 1903 – September 13, 1975) was a woodblock printmaker active in Shōwa period Japan.
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