Phonon IV

A pale, abstract composition on cream-colored paper, framed under glass with a wide off-white mat. Faint overlapping circular ripples in low relief are scattered across the sheet, overlaid with sparse, delicate calligraphic-like marks in black and pale green ink, clustered mostly at the left and right rather than the center. The overall effect is quiet and airy, dominated by empty pale space; small pencil inscriptions and a signature appear in the lower left of the sheet. Phonon IV, Cyoko Tamai, 2021, Japanese paper, sumi ink, and pigment.