White Diary 38/45

"White Diary 38/45" is a woodblock print by Sawada Tetsuro, the 38th impression in an edition of 45. This print shares its title with the "White Diary (34/45)" edition, and the numbering indicates it comes from the same or a closely related print run. As one of the later pulls in the edition, impression 38 may exhibit subtly different qualities from earlier printings, as woodblocks gradually wear and ink absorption patterns shift with repeated use. The "White Diary" concept, with its emphasis on absence and the recording of experience through restraint rather than accumulation, represents a strain of Japanese aesthetic thought connected to ma, the meaningful use of empty space. Sawada's sustained engagement with this idea across a full edition suggests deep commitment to exploring what whiteness can express within the woodblock print tradition.