Utsuroi #1

An abstract, non-figurative composition in black, grey, and white, dominated by dense, irregular mottled patterning overlaid with fine vertical striations. The paper surface is heavily creased and rumpled, its folds and wrinkles integrated into the overall texture so that light and dark passages shift unevenly across the sheet. No recognizable figures, landscape elements, or setting are depicted; the effect is entirely tonal and textural. Water-based woodcut and ink on paper, Utsuroi #1, Yuasa Katsutoshi, 2012.