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Poem 18
by Maki Haku (1924 - 2000)

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Artist: Maki Haku (1924 - 2000)
Title: Poem 18
Series: Festive Wine
Date of first edition?1969
Publisher (first edition)?Self
Publisher (this edition)?Self
Medium (first edition): Mixed Media
Medium (this edition): Mixed Media
Format (first edition): Koban
Format (this edition): Koban
DB artwork code: 44142
Notes (first edition)?
Title Festive Wine - Poem 18
first edition
Artist Haku Maki 1924-2000
Signature Signed "Haku Maki" in pencil on the lower margin.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1969.
Medium/Technique Mixed media.
Edition of 50

Description Number 18 of the "Festive Wine" series. One of 50 original copies of the series. 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.

Width Item 6.7 inches = 17.0 cm
Height Item 8.9 inches = 22.5 cm
Width Mat 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm
Height Mat 13.8 inches = 35.0 cm
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Title Festive Wine - Poem 18
first edition
Artist Haku Maki 1924-2000
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 4 / 50
Description Number 18 of the "Festive Wine" series. One of 50 original copies of the series.
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.
Note The print is pasted into a presentation folder with a tissue cover, which gives details about the print.
Width Item 6.7 inches = 17.0 cm
Height Item 8.9 inches = 22.5 cm
Width Mat 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm
Height Mat 13.8 inches = 35.0 cm

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