[USED] Ikeda Manabu Art Collection "The Pen - Birth and After

◆ Manabu Ikeda, "The Pen: Birth and After [Expanded and Revised Edition]" ◇Art Book (Softcover) / A3 Variant (H30x30cm) / 192 pages / ¥6,050 (List Price including tax) ◇ Manabu Ikeda (Author) / Seigensha (Publisher) / Revised First Edition (Published February 2024) This expanded and revised edition of the popular collection "The Pen," published in 2017 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Ikeda's career as an artist, features a collection of miniature paintings drawn with a pen tip less than 1 mm thick, including "Birth," as well as over 100 "enlarged" sections of each work. This book allows you to appreciate the details that cannot be fully appreciated in the actual work. It also includes commentary and critiques on the astonishing production process. The expanded and revised edition features over 50 sections from the 3x4m masterpiece "Birth," accompanied by the artist's own comments on each motif and anecdotes from the artist's creation. This book also includes approximately 40 other recent works from 2017 onward. Text is in both English and Japanese. ISBN: 9784861529375 --- Large-format collection of miniature paintings, including "Birth," "Rise and Fall," "Omen," "Rebirth," and "Flower-Covered Tree." Commentary on the creative process and critical analysis.