{"product_id":"akira-kurosaki-mysterious-night","title":"Akira Kurosaki - 不可思議な夜 (Mysterious Night)","description":"\u003ch6 data-end=\"363\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eModern | S\u003cspan\u003eōsaku Hanga\u003c\/span\u003e Woodblock Print\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"363\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fabulous print by Akira Kurosaki: 不可思議な夜 (Mysterious Night). Printed in a corner-to-corner diamond format, this 1972 composition is built from sharply defined planes of black, vermilion, \u0026amp; pink, with suspended spheres that introduce a sense of depth and quiet instability. The title suits it well: Kurosaki creates a space that feels nocturnal, abstract, and slightly enigmatic, while retaining the crisp geometric structure with the surreal visual language for which he is well known. 🌙✨\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"453\" data-start=\"367\"\u003eYear \u0026amp; Edition: 1972 · Ed. of 100 (1\/100) (signed \u0026amp; titled in pencil to plate).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"486\" data-start=\"456\"\u003eMedium: Woodblock. 8\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e blocks, 11 colours - p\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003erinted on Echizen Torinoko paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"573\" data-start=\"489\"\u003eDimensions: Sheet H: 31.50 cm × W: 31.50 cm (Image H: 25.75 cm × W: 25.75 cm).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"698\" data-start=\"576\"\u003eCondition: Fabulous given age. Deep rich colours, Paper crisp \u0026amp; intact. Faint toning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"845\" data-start=\"701\"\u003eNotes: \u003cem\u003eRaisonné No. 139, (W134). \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e黒崎彰の全仕事 (The Complete Works of Akira Kurosaki: Catalogue Raisonné 1965-2006). Two further variant designs were printed in series in addition to this design - Mysterious Night A \u0026amp; B (W135A \u0026amp; 135B). \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAkira Kurosaki (1937-2019) was a pioneering mokuhanga artist who fused traditional Japanese woodblock techniques with bold abstraction and surreal landscapes, rendered in his signature deep reds, purples and blacks. A graduate of the Kyoto Institute of Technology and devoted to the sōsaku hanga ethos - overseeing every stage of production himself - he earned the Florence Biennale Gold Prize and Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure. From 1987 he taught and led the Printmaking Department at Kyoto Seika University, mentoring a generation of printmakers; his work is held by the British Museum, MoMA and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. \u003ca title=\"黒崎彰 Akira Kurosaki (1937-2019)\" href=\"https:\/\/xm7kjz-qq.myshopify.com\/collections\/akira-kurosaki\"\u003e[ ← View All Works by Akira Kurosaki]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kumo Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57082924892504,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/6745\/8648\/files\/AkiraKurosaki-MysteriousNightThmb.jpg?v=1777490914","url":"https:\/\/www.kumoarts.com\/products\/akira-kurosaki-mysterious-night","provider":"Kumo Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}