Wl-03-2

Wl-03-2 belongs to a separate series from Nagai's Cl groupings, the 'Wl' designation possibly indicating a distinct thematic or material approach within his lithographic output — perhaps works referencing water, woodland, or a specific geographic locale in rural Japan. As a color lithograph, it employs the same gestural drawing-on-stone method central to Nagai's practice, with fluid ink passages and layered color washes that evoke natural forms without literal transcription. The second work in the third Wl series, it likely maintains formal dialogue with its sequential siblings while standing as an independent composition. Nagai's background in Hachioji's textile arts surfaces in the print's sensitivity to color saturation and the rhythm of repeating marks.