Masami Teraoka
31 Flavors Invading Japan/Spiral Uzumaki Tattoo, 1980–1982 / 2025
Thirty-five-color woodcut printed from hand-carved blocks of cherry wood with natural dyes, hand-coloring, and UV printing on handmade Hosho paper. Blocks carved and printed under the direction of Tadakatsu Takamizawa by Hanpei Okura and Kanjiro Sato, Ukiyo-e Research Center, Tokyo, Japan (1980-82); UV printing by master printmaker Gianluca Craca; published by Gate 44, Milan, Italy (2025).
Sheet and image: 11 1/16 x 16 9/16 inches
Frame: 13 1/8 x 18 3/4 inches
Frame: 13 1/8 x 18 3/4 inches
Edition of 270 plus 10 APs and 16 PPs
