SAN II (Bright II)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Typical Price
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kawachi's prints are affordably priced. Quality examples with good provenance are most valued.
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kawachi's prints are affordably priced. Quality examples with good provenance are most valued.
A woodblock print titled "SAN II (Bright II)," where "san" carries the Japanese meaning of bright, radiant, or brilliant. Kawachi Seiko explores luminosity as both subject and sensation, using the woodblock medium to build layers of color that glow from within the paper's surface. The Roman numeral "II" indicates a second version or continuation, suggesting that brightness as a concept merited sustained investigation across multiple prints. Water-based pigments on [washi](/glossary/washi) paper have an inherent translucency that makes them especially suited to depicting light, and Kawachi exploits this material quality to create impressions that seem to emit rather than merely reflect illumination.
SAN II (Bright II) was created by Kawachi Seiko (河内清光).
SAN II (Bright II) depicts abstract.
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