Photo of collection object Descended Triangle No. 6
Ida, Shoichi. Descended Triangle No. 6, 1987. Color spit bite aquatints with soft ground etching and drypoint on gampi paper chine collé, Sheet: 26 x 22 5/8 in. (66 x 57.5 cm) Image: 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm). Gift of Nancy Genn, 1991.215.9. © Estate of Shoichi Ida © artist or artist's estate.

Descended Triangle No. 6

1987

Shoichi Ida

Japanese, 1941-2006

Contemporary Art

This print evokes one of the key visual metaphors associated with Kali, who is sometimes depicted as pure geometric abstraction, in the form of a yantra, rather than as a multilimbed goddess. Yantras are spiritual visualization instruments specific to the philosophy and ritual of Tantra, a sect of both Hinduism and Buddhism. The Kali yantra is a red and black diagram of interlocking triangles, lotus petals, and geometric forms, and is one of several symbolic representations of shakti (female divine energy). The inverted triangle also resonates with the contemporary use of pink and black triangles as symbols of queer identity.

—CG

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Maker/Artist
Ida, Shoichi
Classification
Print
Formatted Medium
Color spit bite aquatints with soft ground etching and drypoint on gampi paper chine collé
Dimensions
Sheet: 26 x 22 5/8 in. (66 x 57.5 cm) Image: 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)
Departments
Contemporary Art
Accession Number
1991.215.9
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy Genn
Rights Statement
© artist or artist's estate
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