{"product_id":"zao-7co","title":"Zao Wou-Ki, Canto Pisan (plate 8)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"92\" data-start=\"74\"\u003eEtching and aquatint, 1972\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"106\" data-start=\"94\"\u003eEdition of 50 (42\/50)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"129\" data-start=\"108\"\u003ePublished by Pierre Belfond (Paris)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"153\" data-start=\"131\"\u003ePrinted by Atelier Bellini (Paris)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"170\" data-start=\"155\"\u003eCatalogue: Agerup 225\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"199\" data-start=\"172\"\u003e48.50 cm × 33.00 cm (sheet size)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"229\" data-start=\"201\"\u003e31.70 cm × 25.70 cm (image size)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"238\" data-start=\"231\"\u003eSigned in pencil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"248\" data-start=\"240\"\u003eComes with a certificate of authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"257\" data-start=\"250\"\u003eCondition: Excellent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"274\" data-start=\"259\"\u003eIncluded in 'Canto Pisan'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"280\" data-start=\"276\"\u003eOn Japanese paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"285\" data-start=\"282\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"295\" data-start=\"287\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"295\" data-start=\"287\"\u003eAbout the Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"442\" data-start=\"297\"\u003e\"Canto Pisan (plate 8)\" is one of a series of prints created by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eZao Wou-Ki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e for \"Canto Pisan,\" a literary work by the poet \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEzra Pound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"487\" data-start=\"444\"\u003eThis work showcases Zao Wou-Ki's unique poetic world, where literature and abstract painting deeply resonate with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"512\" data-start=\"489\"\u003eThere are no concrete scenes or figures depicted in the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"588\" data-start=\"514\"\u003eHowever, through the translucent spread of blue-green and the rhythm of delicately layered lines, a space reminiscent of light submerged beneath the water's surface or fragments of distant memories quietly emerges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"621\" data-start=\"590\"\u003eThroughout his life, Zao Wou-Ki sought to express not what is \"visible,\" but rather\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"643\" data-start=\"623\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"643\" data-start=\"623\"\u003eAir\u003cbr data-end=\"630\" data-start=\"627\"\u003eTime\u003cbr data-end=\"635\" data-start=\"632\"\u003eLight\u003cbr data-end=\"639\" data-start=\"636\"\u003ePresence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"669\" data-start=\"645\"\u003ethings without form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"691\" data-start=\"671\"\u003eThis spirit is strongly evident in this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"733\" data-start=\"693\"\u003eThe varying shades of deep blue evoke water or sky, yet they are never entirely fixed to a landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"795\" data-start=\"735\"\u003eA remarkably free abstract space is formed, which can be perceived as the sea, mist, cosmos, or an internal spiritual realm, depending on the viewer's sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"842\" data-start=\"797\"\u003eFurthermore, in this work, the soft texture unique to Japanese paper enriches the transparency and bleeding of the colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"913\" data-start=\"844\"\u003eThe delicate gradations achieved through etching and aquatint create a quiet sense of breathing, similar to ink wash painting, naturally fusing Western printmaking techniques with an Eastern sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"979\" data-start=\"915\"\u003eIn the 1970s, Zao Wou-Ki deepened his abstract expression in a more spiritual and poetic direction, and this work clearly demonstrates his mature worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1039\" data-start=\"981\"\u003eWhile it is an illustration for a literary work, it is not merely a descriptive image, but rather a visualization of the lingering mood and rhythm of the poem itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1044\" data-start=\"1041\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1056\" data-start=\"1046\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1056\" data-start=\"1046\"\u003eTitle Explanation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1073\" data-start=\"1058\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1073\" data-start=\"1058\"\u003eCanto Pisan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1150\" data-start=\"1075\"\u003ederives from \"The Pisan Cantos,\" a representative work by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEzra Pound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1179\" data-start=\"1152\"\u003e\"Canto\" means \"song\" or \"poem\" in Italian,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1208\" data-start=\"1181\"\u003eand \"Pisan\" is an adjective related to Pisa, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1216\" data-start=\"1210\"\u003eTherefore,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1233\" data-start=\"1218\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1233\" data-start=\"1218\"\u003eCanto Pisan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1237\" data-start=\"1235\"\u003emeans \u003cstrong data-end=\"1249\" data-start=\"1239\"\u003e\"Pisan Cantos\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1293\" 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