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Kite Festival (Pokémon)

$210.00 AUD

Artist: Jed Henry
Title: Kite Festival (Pokémon)
Print type: open edition giclée on handmade Japanese paper, signed by the artist
Print Size: 31.5 x 43 cm (approx.)
Framed Size: 47 x 60 cm (approx.)
Standard Frame: black mini retro frame with white mat

Note from the artist:

While I mostly work in 2D printmaking, I am always astounded at the skill and care that go into 3D art forms, including kite making! There are so many amazing, unique kites in the world, and the really magical thing is that they can fly. (Nothing I've ever made can fly.) I hope this illustration captures some of that childhood magic, and brings back memories of the warm summer breeze.

This piece was done in a modern shin-hanga style, which was dominant in the early 1900s at the peak of Japanese woodblock technique. Shin-hanga prints are known for their atmospheric realism, and require many dozens of impressions with hand-carved wood blocks. 

The right caption translates to 'pocket' and 'monster'.

The left caption is an excerpt from the Kojiki, one of Japan's oldest written works from the early 700s. The line translates to 'I vow that I shall catch’. 

 

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