'65-6' by Haku Maki

'65-6' by Haku Makiartist: Haku Maki (Japanese 1924 2000) medium: original wood block and relief print with deep embossing dimensions: 49 1 2 x 64 cm frame size (approx) signed and numbered limited edietion 6 100 circa 1965 presented in an off white painted timber frame and double thick archival mat with non reflective UV glass photos to follow AU $1495 (approx US $1055 895 EUROS 162,000 yen 775 GBP for exact current conversion visit xe. com) artist biography Maki Haku

artist: Haku Maki (Japanese 1924-2000)

medium: original wood block and relief print with deep embossing

dimensions: 49 1/2 x 64 cm frame size (approx)
signed and numbered limited edietion 6/100
circa 1965

presented in an off white painted timber frame and double thick archival mat with non-reflective UV glass - photos to follow

AU $1495 (approx US $1055 / 895 EUROS / 162,000 yen / 775 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com)

artist biography
Maki Haku (巻白; 1924–2000) is the artist name of Maejima Tadaaki, who was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He was a sōsaku-hanga artist in 20th Century Japan.During World War II, Maejima Tadaaki was trained as a kamikaze pilot in the Japanese air force, but the war ended before he was assigned a mission. Haku had no formal art training, but studied for two years with the sōsaku-hanga artist Onchi Kōshirō (1891–1955).

Two unique qualities of Maki Haku prints are the textures achieved by working the designs in wet cement and the use of Kanji as design motifs. In 1962, he started adding texture to his prints. At first, he added texture to the entire sheet after it was printed. In 1965, he began embossing designs into unprinted paper by using a press to transfer a design created in cement on a carved plywood board, and then adding colour with stencils. He distorted and rearranged the strokes of Chinese characters to produce striking and serene images.

Haku participated in the Tokyo International Print Biennale in 1957 and 1960. The book Festive Wine: Ancient Japanese Poems from the Kinkafu is a translation of 21 ancient poems called Kinkafu or Music for Wagon Songs. The translation is accompanied by Maki Haku's prints that were made in 1968–69.

Haku’s work is held the the public collections including The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Art Institute of Chicago, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.