Necklace (D)

An abstract composition on a deep indigo ground, with five vertical strands of pale blue, white, and pale green dots and blotches hanging like beaded strings from top to bottom, punctuated by a few small red accents. Fine scattered white speckling and thin scratched linear marks fill the dark background, suggesting a night sky or scattered light. Joichi Hoshi, "Necklace (D)," 1964, color woodcut; pencil-signed and dated "Joichi Hoshi '64" at lower right with a red artist's seal, titled "Necklace (D)" and numbered "43/60" at lower left.