Haku, Maki - embossed woodcut print, good condition,

Haku, Maki - embossed woodcut print, good condition,
"Wan-15" edition 57/150 an original, embossed woodcut print, pencil signed, tltled and numbered by Maki Haku in the lower margin and is in good condtion. The image measures 6.5" x 6.5". Framed the pieces measures 12" x 11.25" x 1.25" and weighs 2.02 lbs Packaging, handling and shipping costs are the responsiblilty of the winning bidder. The item ships from zip code 67456. Maki Haku (1924–2000) is the artistic name of Maejima Tadaaki, who was born in Ibaraki Prefecture. During World War II, Maejima Tadaaki was trained as a kamikaze pilot in the Japanese air force, but the war ended before he was assigned a mission. Haku had no formal art training, but studied for two years with the sÅsaku-hanga artist Onchi KÅshirÅ (1891–1955). Two unique qualities of Maki Haku prints are the textures achieved by working the designs in wet cement and the use of Kanji (Chinese characters) as design motifs. In 1962, he started adding texture to his prints. At first, he added texture to the entire sheet after it was printed. In 1965, he began embossing designs into unprinted paper by using a press to transfer a design created in cement on a carved plywood board, and then adding color with stencils. He distorted and rearranged the strokes of Chinese characters to produce striking and serene images.The artist participated in the Tokyo International Print Biennale in 1957 and 1960. The book Festive Wine: Ancient Japanese Poems from the Kinkafu is a translation of 21 ancient poems called Kinkafu or Music for Wagon Songs. The translation is accompanied by Maki Haku's prints that were made in 1968–69. The Art Institute of Chicago, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Modern Art (New York), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art are among the public collections holding prints by Maki Haku. *Wikipedia
Condition: good