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Festive Wine - Poem 16
by Haku Maki 1924-2000
| Item | 50929 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
| Title | Festive Wine - Poem 16 |
| first edition, hand signed | |
| Artist | Haku Maki 1924-2000 |
| Description | From the series, "Festive Wine", "Poem 16". One of 50 original copies of "Festive Wine: Ancient Japanese Poems from the Kinkafu," translated by Noah Brannen and William Elliott. An additional 150 copies were printed for the book. The blocks were destroyed after the printing of the 200 copies of the print. Haku Maki was a grand old master of modern Japanese printmaking. He introduced many innovative design elements such as deeply textured embossing or distorted Chinese characters. The artist's reputation is international. |
| Signature | Signed "Haku Maki" in pencil on the lower margin. |
| Seal | Artist's seal. |
| Dated | 1969. |
| Medium/Technique | Mixed media. |
| Impression | Excellent ... Strongly embossed as almost 3 - dimensional work. |
| Colors | Excellent. |
| Condition | Excellent - Very good. |
| Numbered | 21 / 50 |
| Width Item | 6.7 inches = 17.0 cm |
| Height Item | 8.7 inches = 22.2 cm |
| Width Mat | 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm |
| Height Mat | 13.8 inches = 35.0 cm |
| Literature | Daniel Tretiak, "The Life and Works of Haku Maki", Outskirts Press, Inc. Denver, Colorado, ISBM-10: 1 4327 0575 X, - |
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