Medium: Mezzotint with chine-collé, and hand-coloring on kozo paper (light paper)
Dimensions: 5 x 6 inches (image) 13 1/2 x 10 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1950
Date finished: 2023
Edition: of 15

Medium: Mezzotint with chine-collé, and hand-coloring on kozo paper (brownish paper)
Dimensions: 5 x 6 inches (image) 9 1/2 x 8 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1950
Date finished: 2023
Edition: of X
Condition: Printed on antique Kozo paper. Has some mottling in the margins, well away from the image.

Medium: Hand-colored etching with chine-collé
Dimensions: 4 x 4 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1969
Date of impression: 2019
Edition: of 20

Recommended by Catherine (Collections Specialist / Gallery Associate):

The symbolism within Mariko Ando's illustrative etchings reveals deeply unifying and poignant narratives, told through her animal subjects. Surrounded by thorny roses, the rabbit is attentively watching a gently floating feather, ready to catch it with their nimble fingers before it falls into the thorns. I see this as a reminder to seek softness and tenderness in my life, even when faced with the threat of pain, while the blood red roses call to my mind the often beautiful and life-affirming nature of painful experiences.

Medium: Hand-colored etching with chine collé
Dimensions: 4 x 3 inches (image) 8 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1969
Date finished: 2012
Edition: of 25

Recommended by Nikki:

(Art Photographer / Marketing and Exhibitions Specialist)

I have been craving playful lightheartedness lately, and Ando’s etchings provide just that with a nod to Lewis Carol’s ‘Through the Looking Glass’. In this piece, the white rabbit seems to be slowly falling out of the tree and into springtime. Wintertime has passed and new adventures await.

Medium: Hand-colored etching with chine collé
Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1969
Date finished: 2016
Edition: of 20