About This Print
Another one of Maki's "poem" prints. As with all his wood/cement block prints, we see deep embossing for the image areas, including the rough-textured background. The photo of the verso of the print, presents us with an optical illusion of the areas that are embossed on the front of the print, appearing pushed out on the back, which, of course they are not, they are indented to form the embossed images on the front. The same is true with the one debossed object, which appears pushed in on the verso, but is, in fact, raised from the surface on the back of the print.
龜 tortoise - Maki presents us with one of his favorite kanji characters seen in a number of his prints.
Print Details
| Â IHL Catalog | Â #1719 |
| Â Title | Â Poem 70-92 |
|  Artist |  Maki Haku (1924-2000) |
|  Signature |  |
| Â Seal | å·» Maki (stylized "curlicue")  |
| Â Publication Date | Â 1970 |
| Â Publisher | Â self-published (49/151) |
| Â Printer | Â self-printed |
| Â Impression | Â excellent |
| Â Colors | Â excellent |
| Â Condition | Â excellent |
| Â Genre | Â sosaku-hanga (creative print) |
| Â Miscellaneous | Â |
| Â Format | Â chuban |
| Â H x W Paper | Â 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (21.6 x 14.9 cm) |
| Â H x W Image | Â 6 5/8 x 4 11/16 in. (16.8 x 11.9 cm) |
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