Stone and Sand Garden E196128 3/4 × 20 1/2 inches (73 × 52 cm)Woodblock on rice paperAcquired through the Museum Associates Purchase Fund62.23830This wood-block print is one of a series of garden studies executed by Hashimoto over the past several years. It is a composite of many Zen style gardens, featuring cleanly raked gravel and moss covered rocks. Okiie Hashimoto graduated from the Tokyo Art School in 1924 and has been teaching in Tokyo middle school since. His chief interest has been in large architectural prints in which he utilizes bold and dramatic contrasts.Prints1936123612Hashimoto Okiie