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Symbol 61-1, Shôwa period, by Maki Haku — Japanese Woodblock print

Symbol 61-1, Shôwa period,

by Maki Haku

Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Harvard Art Museum

Description

Symbol 61-1 presents six vertical columns of bold, black abstract calligraphic forms stamped onto a plain cream ground, each column built from stacked seal-script-like characters and marks that read more as texture and pattern than as legible text. A small red seal appears near the upper right, echoing traditional inscription placement, and the composition is otherwise starkly monochrome and evenly spaced across the horizontal format. This woodblock print by Maki Haku, from the Shôwa period, has an unknown production date.

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Symbol 61-1, Shôwa period, was created by Maki Haku (巻白).