The Source of Life

The eye is caught at first glance.

¥43,000approx. $273 · €244

L · 420 × 594 mm · Canson Edition Etching Rag · Hand-signed by the artist

Charged in Japanese yen. Other currencies are estimates at today's rate.

Edition pricing: each edition's price rises 7% after every 10 prints sold, so earlier numbers cost less.

Sizes

S297 × 420 mm¥27,00050 remaining · Edition 50M364 × 515 mm¥33,00080 remaining · Edition 80L420 × 594 mm¥39,00050 remaining · Edition 50XL18 × 24 in¥45,00050 remaining · Edition 50

30mm side margins · Balanced artist presentation top and bottom, with generous lower space reserved for signature and edition number

Each print is centred on the sheet with a fixed side margin, and a deeper lower margin reserved for the signature and edition number. M and XL match the two sizes the artist printed himself and continue his original edition numbers; S and L are new editions of 50 beginning at no. 1.

Story

The eye is caught at first glance, held by the vigorous, living force this image carries.

A thick trunk holds up broad, glistening leaves that spread wide enough to cover the ground beneath them, and in their shadow, a heavy fruit quietly carries new life within it.

It is as if the image itself is speaking, telling of what life actually is. That trunk did not grow overnight. It stood through years of drawing in nourishment, weathering headwinds it could not choose, and with every year it endured, the leaves it carried only grew brighter. And in the end, it bears a fruit that holds, inside it, hope for a future not yet arrived.

Paper

Canson Edition Etching RagMatte · 310 gsm · Medium-rough · WhiteHahnemühle German Etching / Photo RagMatte · 310 gsm · Medium-rough / smooth · WhiteTakeo KakitaMatte · 300 gsm · Smooth · Warm White

A 100% cotton mould-made paper whose surface is comparable to traditional etching paper. Faithful to texture and detail.

For printing on a specific paper, feel free to order on request or contact us at info@ikkimitsuhashi.com.

Signature

Hand-signed by the artist+ ¥4,000 · adds about one weekUnsignedFacsimile-free, certificate included

Sheet: 420 × 594 mm
Image area: 311.5 × 396 mm
Margins: sides 30 mm · top 81.5 mm · bottom 116.5 mm

Next number to be issued: 1 / 50

Details

Medium: Archival pigment print (giclée)
Paper: Canson Edition Etching Rag · Hahnemühle German Etching / Photo Rag · Takeo Kakita
Edition: S: 50 · M: 80 (C/S) · L: 50 · XL: 50 (C/L)Numbers already sold in the artist's original edition are recorded in the ledger and never reissued.
Certificate of authenticity: Included with every print, bilingual, numbered
Shipping: Domestic about 7 days (10–14 days signed). International about 2 weeks (2–3 weeks signed).