Asuparagasu アスパラガス (Asparagus)

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Name/Title

Asuparagasu アスパラガス (Asparagus)

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.415

Description

Black and white lemon and asparagus floating on flat black background

Type of Print

Mezzotint

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Hamaguchi Yōzō

Role

Artist

Date made

1957

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

Edition

Asuparagasu アスパラガス

Edition Size

150 (CL)

Edition Number

90 (XC)

Notes

noted in pencil on the lower right below plate

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom right

Transcription

Hamaguchi

Type

Watermark

Location

Along the bottom of left edge

Transcription

B F K Rives

Type

Stamp

Location

Back middle

Transcription

THIS ORIGINAL MEZZOTINT WAS SPECIALLY MADE IN 1957 BY YOZO HAMAGUCHI FOR MEMBERS OF THE PRINT AND DRAWING CLUB OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO.

Type

Print number and run

Location

bottom left

Transcription

XC/CL

Translation

90/150

Dimensions

Height

19-1/2 in

Width

25-1/2 in