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Haku Maki

Wind-A, 1970s

Description

Maker

  • Haku Maki, b. 1924, Japanese

Title

Wind-A

Year

1970s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print with cement embossing

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • embossing

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 59.4 x 29.5 cm (23 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches) (Mat size: 28 1/2 x 16 1/4)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed.

Identification

Edition

85/205

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1990.067

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Text, Paratext, and Images

September 1, 2020 - July 24, 2021

This work by Haku Maki dissolves the boundary between text and image. This character, meaning wind, is not easy to recognize because of its distortion in form and ambiguity in materiality. The use of black and white suggests calligraphy, while the strokes of the character reflect the qualities of both brushwork and woodblock printing. The texture of the deeply embossed paper draws the viewer in, enhancing the illegibility of the character by abstracting it further.

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Wind-A with the accession number of 1990.067. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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