Ujon's Journey
1961
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View on museum website →Medium
color woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 28.26 × 38.42 cm (11 1/8 × 15 1/8 in.) sheet: 35.24 × 25.72 cm (13 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy
Accession Number
2019.109.58.7
Art Historical Context
**Ujon's Journey** by Seong Moi, created in 1961, captivates with its vivid color woodcut technique on laid paper. Measuring 28.26 × 38.42 cm (image) and 35.24 × 25.72 cm (sheet), this print now graces the National Gallery of Art's CG-W Department as part of a portfolio, generously gifted by Bob Stana and Tom Judy. The evocative title hints at a narrative voyage, rendered through the layered hues and textures inherent to woodcut printing—a meticulous process where the artist carves separate blocks for each color, inking and pressing them sequentially onto the paper. Laid paper, with its disti...