On View
Not on viewObject number2014.15
Poem 72-80
Artist
Haku Maki
(Japanese, 1924-2000)
Date1972
Mediumembossed woodblock print
Dimensionsimage: 6 5/8 × 4 5/8 in. (16.8 × 11.7 cm)
sheet: 8 × 5 3/4 in. (20.3 × 14.6 cm)
mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
sheet: 8 × 5 3/4 in. (20.3 × 14.6 cm)
mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles L. Stroh
Exhibition History"Impressions: Printmaking in Japan," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art (Apr. 1 - July 23, 2017).
"Sosaku Hanga: Creative Printmaking in Japan," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art (June 12 - September 5, 2021)Label Text"Haku Mari was primarily self-taught. In the late 1950s, he selected the art name (gō) Haku Maki (literally, “white roll,” with connotations similar to “airhead”) to promote himself as an eccentric artist who lacked academic training.
The main image in Maki’s prints is usually a true or modified kanji (a Japanese character derived from Chinese). The character in this print is a highly expressive, cursive form of the word "pond." It is both inked and embossed on a double thickness of paper. Maki carved the character into a wood block enhanced with dried, carved cement to maximize the depth of the relief. He began the Poem series in 1967. His consistent titling system identifies this work as the 80th print made in the year 1972." [Sosaku Hanga Exhibition, 2021]
