$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Amano's prints are affordably priced and accessible.
Cape — A, a woodblock print with ink and color on paper from January 1963, depicts a coastal headland — misaki — in Amano's developing geometric style. Cape subjects in Japanese art carry navigational and romantic associations: the headland is the land's last word before the sea takes over, and views from or toward capes have been depicted since the Manyoshu era. Amano's abstract treatment likely reduces the cape's form to strong geometric shapes: the dark mass of land against pale water, the angular profile of the headland cutting into the sky.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cape - A was created by Amano Kunihiro (天野邦弘) in January 1963.
Cape - A depicts landscapes, seascapes, and abstract.
Cape - A measures 41.3 × 57.8 cm.
