Haku MakiJapanese, 1924–2000
Work - Mago
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- 3 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
Grandchild: 孫
Maki was fascinated by the similarity between Chinese writing and pictures. Here, a bold, sticklike figure with a circle for a head and arms raised stands in the center of this print. The figure, along with the smaller one just underneath (two circles, arms down), is the character for grandchild, or mago. Maki surrounded the character in an invented cursive script. He printed the background in a greenish gray; the thin squiggly lines scattered throughout refer to old worm-eaten paper, further highlighting the merging of old and new.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2019.78.204
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Maki Haku
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