Rope:Road
Rope is one of the motifs that Ikko Tanaka worked on repeatedly, mainly in the 1970s. The rope takes a form resembling mizuhiki (a traditional Japanese artform of knot-tying) and evokes the traditional Japanese “knot” culture. Apart from his main field of work, Tanaka called his own printmaking work "graphic art" and made it his lifework. What he attempted in the woodcut print "Rope" series was a combination of deformed ropes and silhouettes of landscape photographs. They are works that allow you to see various expressions unique to woodcut prints in a single piece. Regarding this series, the late Keizaburo Yamaguchi, an ukiyo-e researcher, said, “In free imagination, abstract ropes and concrete landscapes skillfully alternate to create a mysterious feeling within a modern sensibility.”
Quantity:
| Size/Weight | Image Size: 36.0 × 23.5 cm |
| Material | Paper: Echizen Kizuki Hosho Washi made by Living National Treasure, Ichibei Iwano |
| Feature | Type of print: Woodcut print |
On a sunny day in early spring, I decided to take my block copy and visit the woodcut printing studio of my collaborator. ... The thrill of seeing ukiyo-e being revived in Japan in the 1970s runs through my body. ... To my eyes, that had always seen nothing but uniformity in the printed output of an automatic machine, the splendor of human handiwork was striking.
-- From Approaching Ukiyo-e (from Ikko Tanaka's The Periphery of Design)
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International Shipping (outside of Japan)
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Estimated Fee and delivery time
Area A : East Asia / Southeast Asia
Area B : North America / Indonesia
Area C : Europe / Middle East
Area D : Australia / New Zealand
Area E : South America / Africa / Other Areas
| Area | Delivery time | 1-5 Unframed Prints | One Framed Print |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3-6Days | ¥3,600 | 5,300 |
| B | 4-6Days | ¥4,000 | ¥6,000 |
| C | 4-7Days | ¥4,400 | ¥7,000 |
| D | 4-7Days | ¥6,500 | ¥8,000 |
| E | 4-7Days | ¥7,500 | ¥13,500 |
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Adachi's Philosophy and Mission
At Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints, we create attractive works that are in keeping with the times while maintaining the basics of traditional woodcut printing techniques.
Adachi's Meticulous Quality and Materials
At Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints, we use carefully selected materials and tools to bring out the original beauty of woodcut prints to the fullest.
Traditional Techniques and Adachi's Artisans
The production of ukiyo-e, which developed as a commercial printing method, focused on efficiency and profitability. And so, all processes are streamlined and sophisticated. We will introduce the basics of ukiyo-e techniques through the production process of Katsushika Hokusai's masterpiece "The Great Wave off Kanagawa."
