$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Tajima's powerful abstract prints have appeal among both Japanese print and modern art collectors.
A striking entry in Tajima's series of poetic abstract compositions, "Dilapidated Poetry A" channels the wabi aesthetic of decay and impermanence through abstract woodblock form. Rough-hewn textures, fragmented shapes, and muted earthy tones evoke the crumbling beauty of old walls, torn documents, or weathered wood — subjects Tajima returned to throughout his career. The title suggests a meditation on memory and erosion, themes central to his postwar artistic identity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Dilapidated Poetry A was created by Hiroyuki Tajima (田島博之).
Dilapidated Poetry A depicts abstract.
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