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Haku Maki - San Mon Ban (Volume I)

Sale price£800.00

Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print

    Haku Maki’s 1975 cloth-bound volume San Mon Ban (Volume I) presents twelve jewel-like woodblock prints - each just 2″ × 2″ - neatly matted and hinged within a hardcover binder. Rendered in Maki’s crisp, calligraphic style, these pocket-sized images reward close inspection, offering an intimate survey of his evolving motifs in miniature form. A rare complete set, beautifully preserved and ready to display. 🪵📚🎨

    • Year & Edition: 1975 · San Mon Ban (Volume I) · Vol. ed. 22/200; Plates ed. 187/365.
    • Series: San Mon Ban (1975) - a seven-volume suite (I-VII), each offering twelve attributed 2″ × 2″ woodblock prints. Published first in an edition of 200 volumes, followed by 165 more, the series spans themes from flora and fruits to Maki’s earlier ceramic and persimmon studies - an encyclopedic microcosm of his creative universe.
    • Medium: Woodblock.
    • Dimensions: Cloth Binder H: 21.00 cm × W: 21.00 cm × D: 3.50 cm; Mat-plates H: 20.00 cm × W: 20.00 cm; Paper H: 15.00 cm × W: 14.00 cm; Images H: 2″ × W: 2″.
    • Condition: Fabulous - cloth binding clean and intact, prints unmarked and beautifully presented.
    • Notes: A rare collector’s gem - a rare complete San Mon Ban volume, showcasing Maki’s mastery of scale and composition in miniature. 👁️✨

     

    About the Artist

    Haku Maki (1924-2000) was an influential Japanese printmaker known for merging traditional kanji and ancient Chinese seal scripts with abstract, modern compositions. A self-taught artist and wartime survivor, Maki gained international acclaim through innovative cement-relief embossing techniques and vibrant colours. His distinctive works - including series like Poem, Persimmons, and Festive Wine - are celebrated globally, combining deep cultural resonance with contemporary abstract aesthetics. [ ← View All Works by Haku Maki]


    Haku Maki - San Mon Ban (Volume I)
    Haku Maki - San Mon Ban (Volume I) Sale price£800.00