Second song (part 4)
by Amano Kazumi
- Date:
- July 1957
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 39.1 × 27 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
by Amano Kazumi
$300–$2,500. Common prints: $300–$800. Key value factors: Amano's sosaku-hanga prints are modestly priced. Bold, well-preserved abstract works are most valued.
Second Song (Part 4), dated July 1957, advances the musical sequence within Amano's publication series. If the first song established a visual theme, the second develops it, introducing variations and complications that enrich the original statement. Musical second movements often shift mood or tempo, and Amano's visual second song likely modulates the tonal and spatial relationships introduced in its predecessor.
This monochrome ink-on-paper woodblock print continues the formal constraints of the song series: carved black marks on a light ground, arranged according to principles of rhythm and interval borrowed from musical thinking. The part-four designation within the overall series numbering places this work in the middle of the publication, a position that allows it to reference what came before while setting up expectations for what follows. Amano's hand-pulled printing ensures that each impression carries the specific pressure and ink distribution of a singular physical act.
Second song (part 4) was created by Amano Kazumi (天野和美) in July 1957.
Second song (part 4) depicts music and abstract.
Second song (part 4) measures 39.1 × 27 cm.
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