Shadow of Summer

Shadow of Summer is a large-format intaglio at 65 × 51 cm — substantial for copper-plate work, where plate size constrains both press capacity and inking effort. The title points to a tonal subject rather than a literal landscape: the play of shadow during the Japanese natsu, when contrast between sunlit surface and cast darkness intensifies. Hino's combined use of drypoint and aquatint suits this brief — aquatint provides graded tonal fields through resin-dust ground and timed acid bites, while drypoint contributes burr-rich line that holds ink with characteristic bloom along incised edges. The pairing typifies the intaglio technical vocabulary taught at Musashino Art University, where post-1970s printmaking pedagogy emphasized layered plate processes over single-technique purity. Selected for the 68th CWAJ Print Show in 2025, the work places Hino among senior intaglio practitioners extending the contemporary Japanese print tradition through Tokyo-area exhibition channels rather than the older woodblock workshop system, and reflects the Musashino lineage of copper-plate etching that shaped his technical channel.