Twelve Rings, 69-12
Typical Price
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Sora's prints are modestly priced and accessible to collectors.
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Sora's prints are modestly priced and accessible to collectors.
Bearing the catalog designation "69-12," this woodblock print revisits the twelve-rings theme with a variant likely dated to December 1969. The dating places it at the close of a remarkably productive year for Sora, during which he produced multiple versions of his recurring subjects. This December variant may carry qualities of summation or completion appropriate to the year's end, or the seasonal timing may be coincidental. The differences between this and other "Twelve Rings" prints in Sora's catalog record the evolution of his thinking about circular form, repetition, and the visual possibilities of interlocking shapes. Each variant represents a distinct printing event, with unique atmospheric conditions, ink preparations, and physical pressures contributing to the final image.
Twelve Rings, 69-12 was created by Mitsuaki Sora (空充秋).
Twelve Rings, 69-12 depicts abstract.
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