Tanaka Ryohei, "Fallen Leaves"

A finely detailed work showing maple leaves and rocks set in a grassy ground. Note a broken spindle on the bamboo rake.

Date: 1998
Size: Approx. 4.5" x 3" (image); 9" x 7.5" paper
Edition: A.P. 3/15
Condition: Excellent

Tanaka Ryohei (1933-2019) achieved worldwide recognition for his intricately detailed etchings of rural Japan. Some of his most recognized compositions show farmhouses and the thatched-roofs that dominate Japan's countryside. And the fineness in the details of the trees he incorporates into his compositions adds to the allure of his works.