Clifton Karhu - Midorogaike
Title: Midorogaike. Ed.3/50.
Artist: Clifton Karhu (1927-2007).
Signed & Dated: Titled, editioned, & signed in pencil to plate. 1983.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Image Size: Approx: W: 25.5cm x H: 25.5cm. (Paper Size: W: 31.5cm x H: 31.5cm).
Condition: Strong vibrant colours, no fading or evidence of matt burn. Clean image. Few foxing spots to margin. Evidence of previous tape residue verso. Please refer to photos. Contact for any further questions/photos/& condition report.
Notes: Midorogaike pond 深泥池 is one of Japan’s oldest natural ponds and is a storied wetland area shrouded in mystery & ghostly legend as one of the most paranormal locations in Kyoto. Designated a natural conservation monument in 1988 protecting the area’s ancient flora & fauna species which root back to the last ice age; Midorogaike is abundant in insect, plant, & aquatic life which thrive upon the warm temperate climate & shifting “floating islands” of decomposing organic material.
Title: Midorogaike. Ed.3/50.
Artist: Clifton Karhu (1927-2007).
Signed & Dated: Titled, editioned, & signed in pencil to plate. 1983.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Image Size: Approx: W: 25.5cm x H: 25.5cm. (Paper Size: W: 31.5cm x H: 31.5cm).
Condition: Strong vibrant colours, no fading or evidence of matt burn. Clean image. Few foxing spots to margin. Evidence of previous tape residue verso. Please refer to photos. Contact for any further questions/photos/& condition report.
Notes: Midorogaike pond 深泥池 is one of Japan’s oldest natural ponds and is a storied wetland area shrouded in mystery & ghostly legend as one of the most paranormal locations in Kyoto. Designated a natural conservation monument in 1988 protecting the area’s ancient flora & fauna species which root back to the last ice age; Midorogaike is abundant in insect, plant, & aquatic life which thrive upon the warm temperate climate & shifting “floating islands” of decomposing organic material.
Title: Midorogaike. Ed.3/50.
Artist: Clifton Karhu (1927-2007).
Signed & Dated: Titled, editioned, & signed in pencil to plate. 1983.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Image Size: Approx: W: 25.5cm x H: 25.5cm. (Paper Size: W: 31.5cm x H: 31.5cm).
Condition: Strong vibrant colours, no fading or evidence of matt burn. Clean image. Few foxing spots to margin. Evidence of previous tape residue verso. Please refer to photos. Contact for any further questions/photos/& condition report.
Notes: Midorogaike pond 深泥池 is one of Japan’s oldest natural ponds and is a storied wetland area shrouded in mystery & ghostly legend as one of the most paranormal locations in Kyoto. Designated a natural conservation monument in 1988 protecting the area’s ancient flora & fauna species which root back to the last ice age; Midorogaike is abundant in insect, plant, & aquatic life which thrive upon the warm temperate climate & shifting “floating islands” of decomposing organic material.
