Tale 2

This etching is the second work in Fudezuka's 'Tale' series, suggesting a narrative or literary dimension to his treatment of natural imagery. The composition likely depicts an evocative scene — perhaps a forest interior, a reed-lined waterway, or an arrangement of stones and water — that carries the quality of illustration without depicting a specific story. Fudezuka's fine engraved line work, built up through controlled burin strokes, lends each textural element — bark, water ripple, leaf surface — a distinct material presence. The title implies that the natural world itself is narrating something, and the composition may be organized to suggest a sequence or unfolding rather than a static scene. Line direction and tonal contrast likely guide the eye through the image as through a text.