COZZOLINO MARA, Blue landscape n. 2, 2023 sculture Suzuki's interpretation as a distinction

Suzuki's interpretation as a distinction between "real image" (jitsuzō) and "illusion" (kyōzō) may seem overly philosophical

and some interpreters suggest that it may be a pair of workers (a man with a hoe on the left and a woman on the right)

inspired by a famous verse by Bashō (1644-1694): «Kumo nani to / ne o nan to naku / aki no kaze» («Hey

Series: Collection of sketches with a single brushstroke

while in the foreground some lumberjacks are busy cutting the branches of a large tree

COZZOLINO MARA, Blue landscape n. 2, 2023 sculture Suzuki's interpretation as a distinctionMokuhanga, reduction woodcut in three shades of blue (cerulean, indigo, and Prussian) signed, titled, and hand numbered by the artist (40. 5 x 29 cm; sheet 45 x 33 cm). Perfect impression printed by the artist on washi paper (handmade mulberry paper) from a Japanese linden matrix in a total of 4 copies. Bokashi shading perfectly executed. Perfect condition, with untouched margins.