Kagirinaku No. 1 (Without Limit, No. 1)

The Japanese title "Kagirinaku" translates to "without limit" or "boundlessly," and this first print in the series grapples with the paradox of expressing limitlessness within the finite rectangle of a woodblock print. Masaji's response to this challenge likely involves forms that press against or seem to extend beyond the edges of the paper, refusing containment. The abstract composition may use gradations of color that fade toward the margins, suggesting continuation beyond the visible field. The sosaku-hanga practice of hand-carving and hand-printing paradoxically grounds this expansive concept in intensely physical labor: each carved line and each pulled impression is a discrete, bounded act that accumulates into something approaching the limitless through sheer accretion of effort and intention.