Tanaka Ryohei, "Maki (Firewood)"

A neat pile of firewood is set against a traditional thatched roof house in the winter. On the left are footprints of the house's resident.

Date: 2006
Size: Approx. 8" x 6.5" (image); 12" x 10" paper
Edition: A.P. 8/10
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.