Morning 12
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Amano's prints are affordably priced and accessible.
Morning 12 continues Amano's serial investigation of morning as abstract subject, paired closely in the series numbering with Morning 11. The two prints were likely produced in proximity to each other, sharing similar formal concerns while exploring distinct compositional solutions. The "Morning" series overall demonstrates Amano's method: rather than depicting morning literally, he translates its quality — the particular quality of early light, of freshness and beginning — into the geometric and chromatic language of his mature abstract practice.
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.
Morning 12 was created by Amano Kunihiro (天野邦弘).
Morning 12 depicts landscapes and abstract.
