Hemei-B

Date:: 1964
Medium:: Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dimensions:: 63.5 × 49.5 cm
Edition:: Self-printed
Source:: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Typical Price

$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.

Description

"Hemei-B," from 1964, belongs to a series of works given invented, non-Japanese titles — a practice that placed Tajima's work in dialogue with international abstract art while asserting its own invented linguistic autonomy. Like "Benibe B," the title creates a sound-world without semantic content, inviting viewers to experience it as pure form. The 1964 dating places this within Tajima's highly productive early period, when he was developing his mature abstract vocabulary and achieving international recognition.