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  • Painting of five red persimmons on a beige background; painting is in the Minwha style of Korean folk art

    Vol. 47 (2024)

  • Vol. 46 (2023)

  • Black-and-white manga panels featuring teenaged characters and Chinese text

    Vol. 45 (2022)

  • Image of a panda eating a bamboo underneath a cherry blossom tree, with a paper crane perched on a rock in the foreground

    Vol. 44 (2021)

  • Cover art for the 2019 issue depicting an individual applying eyebrow makeup

    Vol. 43 (2019)

    Cover art, entitled “Onnagata,” by Hannah Carroll, East Asian Studies major at Wittenberg University.

    Kabuki is a traditional Japanese theater art in which men play both male and female roles. The female role is termed onnagata, hence the title of the piece, and the act of putting on the makeup could be a way of transitioning into the role itself.

    The pattern you see in the background is seigaiha, a motif of repeating waves used in Japanese art and clothing patterns to represent eternal prosperity or power. It is said to have originated from ancient Chinese maps depicting oceans.

  • Cover art for the 2017/2018 issue depicting four swallows swooping in front of a willow tree

    Spring 2017 - 2018
    Vol. 42 (2018)

    Cover art, entitled “Birds”, by Victoria Lester, Wittenberg University. Medium is ink painting.

  • Cover art for the 2016 issue depicting two individuals with umbrellas on a snowy street

    Vol. 41 (2016)

  • Cover art for the 2015 issue depicting a red background with Chinese calligraphy in white on the right side

    Vol. 40 (2015)

  • Cover art for the 2014 issue depicting a vertical black bar on the right side with Chinese Seal Script characters in white

    Vol. 39 (2014)

  • Cover art for the 2013 issue depicting a tree in black-and-white

    Vol. 38 (2013)

    Cover Art by Caroline Schmid

    Caroline Schmid is a graduating senior at Wittenberg University and a native of Springfield. She is an art studio major with a Japanese minor. In the coming year Caroline hopes to be teaching in Japan while she continues to pursue her passion for modern and contemporary art.