Shot 25-1

"Shot 25-1" is an abstract intaglio print produced through a combination of oil-based etching, sugar chint, and photo-etching on [washi](/glossary/washi). The title's numbering suggests this work belongs to an ongoing series, a common organizational strategy among Japanese printmakers working in the international biennial circuit. Sugar chint — a lift-ground etching technique in which a sugar-based resist is painted directly onto the plate — allows Kishinaka to introduce gestural, painterly marks into the composition before acid etching bites the exposed metal. Photo-etching adds a second layer of tonal complexity, potentially incorporating transferred imagery or photographic textures alongside the hand-drawn elements. The washi support, with its long fibers and subtle surface texture, absorbs oil-based inks differently than Western papers, producing a characteristic warmth and depth in the printed tones. Taken together, the three processes yield a work that balances controlled graphic structure with unpredictable tonal passages — a tension central to Kishinaka's practice and to the broader tradition of experimental intaglio printmaking in postwar Japan.