Quiet Day A-18
by Kusaka Kenji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Typical Price
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kusaka's prints are modestly priced and accessible.
by Kusaka Kenji
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kusaka's prints are modestly priced and accessible.
Numbered A-18 within what appears to be a cataloging system or series, this woodblock print titled Quiet Day evokes the stillness of an uneventful stretch of time in which nothing remarkable happens yet everything is present. The subject of quietness challenges the printmaker to convey the absence of activity through positive visual means, using composition, color, and the texture of printed pigment to make stillness tangible. Kusaka's approach to this contemplative theme likely features a landscape or interior where the lack of human bustle allows the viewer to attend to subtle details of light, shadow, and surface. The numbered designation suggests the print belongs to an extended investigation of similar moods, with each iteration offering a different angle on the experience of tranquility.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Quiet Day A-18 was created by Kusaka Kenji (日下健二).
Quiet Day A-18 depicts landscapes.
