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Kaori Maki

Count the Stars, 2005

Description

Maker

  • Kaori Maki, b.1962, Japanese, (RISD BFA 1988, Textiles)

Title

Count the Stars

Year

2005

Medium

Letterpress with blind Emboss and monoprint on Somerset velvet buff paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

21 x 41.9 cm (8 5/16 x 16 1/2 inches) each, open

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In graphite, artist signature.Poetry by Geoff Gunby [black text reads] Count the stars - black sun rising- above a fuming mercury sea - where the silvered waves bow down -to your awful majesty - then as the dawn begins to fail- the day grows dark as pre-ordained- i cast my words upon a beach of death -and count the stars in pain

Identification

Edition

6/8

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of J. Scott Burns

Object Number

2006.33.3.2

Related

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Kaori Maki

Scorched, 2005

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