$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Sora's prints are modestly priced and accessible to collectors.
This woodblock print translates the concept of an Eastern sound into visual form, suggesting that Sora is investigating the relationship between auditory and visual experience. The "East" in the title likely refers to Asia or Japan specifically, implying a sound that carries cultural specificity, perhaps the tone of a temple bell, the note of a shakuhachi flute, or the resonance of a shamisen string. Sora's composition converts this acoustic phenomenon into arrangements of color and shape that may suggest vibration, resonance, or the way sound fills and transforms a space. The woodblock medium, with its capacity for both sharp definition and soft gradation, provides a visual equivalent to the complex overtones of traditional Japanese instruments.
Sound of East was created by Mitsuaki Sora (空充秋).
Sound of East depicts music and abstract.
