Haku Maki’s 1980 embossed woodblock print Collection-44 showcases a tokkuri - the elegant ceramic flask traditionally used to serve warm sake - in deep, lustrous relief. The hand-embossed surface and subtle urushi lacquer accents capture the vessel’s gentle curves and glazed texture, elevating this utilitarian form into a sculptural object on paper. 🍶✨
- Year & Edition: 1980 · Collection-44 · Ed. 159/240.
- Series: Collection (1977 - late 1980s) - an elaborately coloured, embossed and textured suite celebrating Japanese chawan, tokkuri and gui vessels. Maki’s prints from this period showcase his sharpest mastery of texture and colour, reflecting the tactile elegance of these cultural icons.
- Medium: Embossed Woodblock.
- Dimensions: Paper W: 24.50 cm × H: 27.50 cm; Image W: 20.50 cm × H: 20.25 cm.
- Condition: Lovely condition – paper clean and intact, image face unblemished.
- Notes: Maki produced two variations of this design: this original impression on a light field, followed by Collection-44(b) featuring the tokkuri in embossed white against a black background. His ceramic and pottery prints came in two phases: 1977 - 1980 as Collection (alphabetically titled) and 1983 - late 1980s with sub-series such as Tokkuri & Gui, resuming his numbered catalogue format after a health-related hiatus. This tokkuri impression embodies the series’ peak of tactile refinement. 👁️✨
