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Lilian May Miller
LANTERN ON A HILL - NIKKO - AUTUMN

1934

About the Item

LILIAN MILLER (1895 - 1943) LANTERN ON A HILL - NKKO - AUTUMN, 1934 (Brown 104) Color woodcut, signed and dated in ink in the image. Titled in pencil by the artist at lower sheet edge. Circular, 10 inches in diameter. Beautiful fresh impression In very good condition with full margins, sheet 10 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches. Miller carried on a tradition started by woman, Americans Helen Hyde, Berta Lum and Englishwoman Elizabeth Keith, who learned and used Japanese color woodcut making techniques in the first part of the 20th century. Illustrated in "Between Two Worlds - The Life and Art of Lilian May Miller by Kendall Brown, Pacific Asia Museum 1998, page 88.
  • Creator:
    Lilian May Miller (American)
  • Creation Year:
    1934
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU41138207012
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