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76-51 (Wrong)


Maki Haku, 76-51 (Wrong), 1976, color woodblock print with embossing on paper, The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection, © unknown, research required, 2006.95.24

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Title

76-51 (Wrong)

Related Titles

variant; transliterated: 76-51 (Hi)

Artist

Maki Haku (Japanese, 1924-2000)

Date

1976

Period

Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)

Medium

color woodblock print with embossing on paper

Edition

65/106

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 15 9/16 in x 15 5/8 in; sheet: 17 3/16 in x 17 1/4 in

Inscriptions & Markings

signature: Haku Maki, graphite, bottom margin, right

title: 76-51 (Wrong), graphite, bottom margin, center Language: English

edition: 65/106, graphite, bottom margin, left

artist's seal: 白, printed in red relief within square cartouche, lower right Transliteration: Haku Maki Language: Japanese

Collection Area

Asian Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Japanese Modern Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Japanese

Credit Line

The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection

Accession Number

2006.95.24

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

embossing

Japanese woodblock prints

relief printing

relief prints

Showa

woodcuts

Description

Maki Haku, born Maejima Tadaaki, began making prints in the 1950s. For much of his career, he focused on a limited selection of themes, including an exploration of Sino-Japanese calligraphy. Often he focused on the abstraction of a single character to bold, graphic effect. To achieve the deeply embossed, rugged texture of many of his works, Maki used a series of labor-intensive steps to produce a relief print with deep dimension and tactility; these involved freshly mixed cement paste, custom stencils, and several passes through a rolling press.

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