Key value factors: For living or recently deceased artists, limited edition size and gallery representation drive value. Signed and numbered prints from smaller editions are most desirable.
Catalog number 941, this 1986 woodblock print was produced in a smaller edition of 40 impressions, with this being number 33. The limited edition size suggests either a more experimental composition or one intended for a more select collector audience. By the 33rd impression, the printing blocks have absorbed and released ink across multiple passes, potentially producing subtly different tonal qualities than the early pulls. Funasaka's geometric abstractions reward this kind of close attention to material differences, as the interplay between precise form and handmade variation is central to their aesthetic impact. The 1986 date places this work within the same productive year as catalog numbers 926 and 933, indicating a sustained period of creative output in which Funasaka was simultaneously exploring multiple compositional directions.
941 (ed.33/40) was created by Yoshisuke Funasaka (舩坂芳助) in 1986.
941 (ed.33/40) depicts abstract.
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