Masami Teraoka
AIDS Series/Geisha in Bath, 2008
46-color woodblock carved from 34 blocks of laminated cherry wood. Printed by Satoshi Hishimura on Echizen Kizuki Hosho, 100% Kozo paper made by Ichibe Iwano who bears the title National Living Treasure. The blocks were carved by Motoharu Asaka and published in a numbered edition of 75 (originally proposed as an edition of 200, but in 2010, Teraoka changed the numbered edition size to 75), plus proofs. Signed and numbered on the verso.
Sheet: 20 3/8 x 13 13/16 inches
Image: 18 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches
Frame: 28 x 21 1/2 inches
Image: 18 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches
Frame: 28 x 21 1/2 inches
Edition of 75
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