SHINODA TOKO: KATACHI

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SHINODA TOKO: KATACHI By Shinoda Toko (1913-2021), signed Toko Shinoda Japan, dated 1998 Lithograph on paper with hand-painted color. Set inside a frame, behind glass. Signed Toko Shinoda, numbered 28/40, dated in pencil ‘98’, and embossed with the printer’s mark ‘Printed by K. Kimura’. Title in Roman script in pencil Katachi. SIZE of the sheet 38 x 28.2 cm, SIZE incl. frame 62 x 46 cm Katachi is a Japanese noun that translates to shape, form, or figure. However, unlike the rigid English concept of "form," katachi carries a deeper philosophical nuance. It represents a physical structure that also embodies an inner spirit, function, or essence. Shinoda Toko (1913-2021) studied traditional calligraphy but soon rejected the practice of copying past masters, likening it to “creating a fake.” A calligrapher at heart, Shinoda preferred lithography over woodblock printing, as it allowed her to directly apply her brushwork to the plate, capturing the nuances of each stroke. As she transitioned from painting legible Chinese characters toward avant-garde abstraction, Shinoda initially faced resistance in Japan and moved to New York in 1956. “I wanted to see how my works would be received in a foreign country,” she later recalled, “where letters are not read as letters.” Throughout her 107-year lifetime, the artist consistently sought her own vision of beauty, free from the confines of tradition. Auction comparison: Compare a related lithograph by the same artist, dated to 1996, at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art Online, 27 September 2022, New York, lot 51 (sold for USD 3,276 or approx. EUR 3,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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