Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Before Thunderstorm, Tuolumne Meadows
ArtistChiura Obata, 1885–1975
Dateca. 1930
MediumColor woodblock
Dimensions11 x 15 3/4 in. (27.9 x 40 cm)
Mark(s)verso, l.r.c., imprinted with blank ink: No.
verso, l.r.c., imprinted with black ink: Made and Printed in Japan at Takamizawa Color-Print Studio
Inscription(s)verso, l.l.c., in pencil: 6
verso, l.c., in pencil: Before Thunder Storm / Tuolumn Meadow
verso, l.r.c., in pencil: c.1927.1.7
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2023.30
ClassificationPrint
ProvenanceArtist; by descent to Haruko Obata (Artist’s wife) [1892–1989], Berkeley, CA, 1975; by descent to Lillian Yuri Kodani (Artist’s daughter) [1927–2018], Oakland, CA, 1989; by descent to Mia Kodani Brill (Artist’s grandchild), Oakland, CA, Kimi Kodani Hill (Artist’s grandchild), Berkeley, CA, and Kei Kodani (Artist’s grandchild), Piedmont, CA, (owned jointly), 2018; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2023
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 24× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.