Kuma 921
by Maki Haku
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
"Kuma 921" belongs to one of Maki Haku's catalogued series — the large number suggesting either a catalog reference or a late-career production within a systematic body of work. The title "kuma" means "bear" in Japanese, though in his abstract context it may function as a calligraphic reference or sound-image rather than a representational subject. The work likely explores how a named concept can inhabit an abstract visual field, the title functioning as a kind of key that opens interpretive possibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kuma 921 was created by Maki Haku (巻白).
Kuma 921 depicts animals and abstract.