Daniel Tretiak did this note on Emanation 73, one of Haku Maki's works in his large Emanation series.
The note was done in April 2019. Eleven months later Dan Tretiak died. I write this with such great and lasting pain.
This note discusses Haku Maki's Poem 70–14. Poem from the Manyoshu, and the sources of the kanji he used to create the print. The note was written in August 2019 by Robert Craft.
This note was written by Robert Craft and discusses Maki's use of an archaic form of Chinese script called seal script.
This Guest Note was written by Bob Craft in December 2018. It discusses Haku Maki's use of ancient calligraphy in Poem 69-47.
Daniel Tretiak chose to number this note 32, with no explanation of why there were no other notes between 28 and this one. In this note he focused on Poem J, a 1966 print that had just emerged (in 2019).
This note concerns Poem 70-38, a rarely seen Big Red. NOTE: Daniel Tretiak created the term Big Reds for Haku Maki's large works centered on large kanji in red, usually on a black background and often done in broad strokes. Large ones in blue or yellow or green came to be termed Big Blues, Big Yellows, Big Greens, and so forth.
Daniel Tretiak wrote about prints that were new to him (in 2017) that included, in my (LDT)view, one of the strangest, hard-to-decipher prints that the artist ever did, Bai-1. It was an early one, created in 1958.
Haku Maki loved the kanji (Chinese character) for dragon—and he did it more than once. Both of the above—Work 73-14 A on the left and Work 73-12A—were done in 1973. Read about them in more detail below at stock numbers 1005 and 1039.
NOTE: Those born in the Dragon year were born in 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024.
Haku Maki Poem-j 1966
seal script according to Robert Craft great condition
Japan Haku Maki Big Yellow
This lovely yellow print was created in 1970 It reveals two seal script characters of the Song dynasty This is the only copy ever seen
It is in great condition
This note shows two book plates depicting flowers. They were provided by Michael Minckler. The plates are signed Takako. Maejima Takako is the name of Maki's wife.
The Tretiak Collection
$1000.00
$1000.00
Haku Maki Poem 71-25 63/100
This print is the cover image of my book ,The life and works of Haku Maki I have never offered it for sale. the Front edicts Maki’s rendering of I or Me It is a bold big Red the red is embossed on a black ink field this print is 20 ‘ x 30” after being restored in the US by Michael Minckler it is in very good shape there is a crease on the front only visible from the back The print has great red kanji. Placed in a huge matte and framed it will stand out in any home. There have been no copies on sale for a number of years. Sold as is where is.
Please ask for any additional information Thanks!
Sold with signed certificate of authenticity.
SHIPPING: All buyers should pay $100 for insured EMS USPS express shipping. But I will pay $50.
RETURNS: Accepted within 7 Days of receipt should the description of the print not be accurate. Since my descriptions are as detailed as possible (see feedback), “buyer remorse” is not an acceptable reason to return the print. If you are uncertain about any information I’ve posted, please ask prior to purchasing. If returned, buyer pays return shipping and refund is for cost of print only. Print must be returned in same condition.
The Tretiak Collection
$875.00
$875.00
Poem 70-10 is the kanji for day 日. It is a striking, simply executed print. Created in 1970, it is now over a half-century old. The print is 17.5in W x 24.5in H, large (but not huge). As Daniel Tretiak has said: In 1970 quite suddenly Haku Maki started producing truly large prints. He tells us that this one was large but Maki was destined to do even larger ones, that year and in 1973.