Haku Maki - Persimmon
Title: Persimmon. Ed. 38/150.
Artist: Haku Maki (1924-2000).
Signed & Dated: Pencil - Haku Maki. Printed 1980.
Medium: Embossed Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: H: 21.75cm x W: 21.75cm (Image Size: H: 17.50cm x W: 16.75cm).
Condition: A lovely piece; image face bright & unblemished with stong colour. Paper clean with areas of pinhole foxing to margin. Please refer to photos / contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: The quintessential image of Maki’s Persimmon series. A simple Persimmon fruit. Beautiful.
Persimmons: 1971-1981. A beloved autumn fruit; Maki takes the persimmon (kaki 柿), to produce elegant, pure, hand embossed compositions. Adorning elements with urushi lacquer and printing against starkly contrasting black - occasionally white - backgrounds, Maki’s Persimmon pieces elicit a particular premium feel to his pieces. With evidence to suggest Maki book-ended the theme with exclusive prints produced in 1971 & 1981 - to include further refined black, textured, leathery/velvety backgrounds - Maki’s Persimmon prints typically attract greater market values.
