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        "tombstone": "Sutra Repository of Iwaya-dera, 1940. Unichi Hiratsuka (Japanese, 1895\u20131997). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mrs. William G. Mather, 1959.201",
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                    "title": "The Relief Print",
                    "description": "<i>The Relief Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-March 28, 1960).",
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                {
                    "id": 309857,
                    "title": "Transformations in Japanese Printmaking",
                    "description": "<i>Transformations in Japanese Printmaking</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 30, 1984).",
                    "opening_date": "1984-09-25T04:00:00"
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                    "id": 310104,
                    "title": "A Tradition Transformed: Japanese Prints, 1947-1987",
                    "description": "<i>A Tradition Transformed: Japanese Prints, 1947-1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 24, 1988).",
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                    "description": "Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. \"Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections\".",
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                "description": "(Harry C. Nail, Jr., Palo Alto, CA)",
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        "description": "The Buddhist temple of Iwaya-dera, located near Nagoya, is noted for its complete collection of woodcut sutras printed in China during the Song dynasty (AD 960-1279). Hiratsuka was\r\nattracted by the interesting construction under the roof. Hiratsuka was one of the leaders of the sosaku-hanga movement as it gained momentum during the 1920s and 1930s. Although he had mastered traditional color woodcut techniques, he preferred powerful black-and-white images of landscapes and portraits. The large scale of his dramatic works expresses his ideas: \"I have always tried for power and strength in my pictures. I have done some Japanese-style brush painting, but I always come back to prints because I feel that they are stronger.\" Enlarging the format beyond the size\r\nof traditional ukiyo-e prints reflects the new possibilities of installing graphics on the walls of large, modern houses, in art galleries, and in international museum exhibitions.",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:49:38.538000"
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