Kaii Higashiyama - Morning Clouds, from Ten Themes of Sea and Mountains(朝雲「海山十題」)
Kaii Higashiyama - Morning Clouds, from Ten Themes of Sea and Mountains(朝雲「海山十題」)
| Artist | Kaii Higashiyama (Japan, 1908-1999) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Materials | Lithograph on paper |
| Size | (H)49.6cm, (W)65.5cm |
| Framed Size | (H)58.0cm, (W)70.0cm, (D)3.2cm |
| Rarity | Limited edition of 150 (this impression numbered 78/150) |
| Medium | |
| Signature | Red artist's seal printed in lower right margin. Pencil edition number 78/150 in lower left margin. No hand-written signature. |
| Condition and Authenticity | Sheet evenly toned overall. Tape at both lower corners, verso. Frame shows minor scratches; glazing, mat and hanging cord intact. This artwork does not include a certificate of authenticity. |
| Provenance | Auction in Japan |
| Frame | Framed in a light natural wood moulding with a fine reeded inner profile, beige silk-textured mat and clear glazing. Hanging cord and metal fittings attached to the reverse. |
A quiet mountain valley at daybreak, held in the deep blue-green the artist made his own. Morning mist drifts between overlapping ridges, dissolving their outlines until distance itself becomes the subject. This lithograph belongs to Ten Themes of Sea and Mountains, a suite of ten prints issued in 1977 and drawn from the artist's monumental mural cycle for the Mieido hall of Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, a project that occupied him for more than a decade. The composition derives from the mural Mountain Clouds. The suite was supervised by the artist himself and printed at the Mourlot atelier in Paris, in an edition of 150. This impression is number 78, numbered in pencil at the lower left of the margin, and carries the red seal reading Kai at the lower right. It is presented in a light natural wood frame with a fine reeded inner profile and a beige silk-textured mat, a mounting chosen to let the cool tonality of the sheet breathe.