Kunihiro Amano Signed Mid-Century Japanese Woodblock Print "Morning Moon 20" - 32/90

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An exceptional, rare original mid-century modern Japanese woodblock print titled "Morning Moon 20" by the internationally acclaimed Sōsaku-hanga (creative print) … Read more An exceptional, rare original mid-century modern Japanese woodblock print titled "Morning Moon 20" by the internationally acclaimed Sōsaku-hanga (creative print) master Kunihiro Amano (born 1929). Seamlessly blending traditional Japanese textures with Western minimalist abstraction, this striking piece features a stylized geometric bird standing against a cool teal-blue background wedge, with a gradient red moon resting low on the horizon. The sky area showcases Amano's brilliant mastery of karazuri (blind embossing), which presses un-inked blocks into the heavy handmade Japanese washi paper to create subtle, raised organic ripples that dynamically interact with light.
Hand-signed "K. Amano" in pencil along the lower-right margin and hand-titled in his signature lowercase script on the left. This piece is individually numbered 32/90 from a highly restricted, elite worldwide printing run of only 90 impressions. Housed in its original vintage presentation: a dark rustic wood frame paired with a wide, rich terracotta-red mat board. See less