Japanese Fish Woodblock Print – "Fish and Fish in a Dream" by Goro Kumagai

Artist: Goro Kumagai (1939– )
Title: Fish and Fish in a Dream (Mugen no Naka no Sakana to Uo / 夢幻の中のさかなと魚)
Medium: Woodblock print
Year: Ca. 1980 - 2000
Edition: Please confirm (the photo appears to read 32/112, but I can't be certain from this image)
Image size: Approx. 42 × 31 cm
Paper size: Please inquire
Condition: Please confirm after photographing your copy.
Signed: Pencil signed, titled, and numbered by the artist.

Notes:
In Fish and Fish in a Dream, Goro Kumagai reduces the subject to its essential forms. Two patterned fish meet quietly at the center of the composition, their mirrored bodies creating a sense of balance while textured blues, soft grays, and warm reds introduce subtle visual rhythm. The print feels less like a depiction of nature than a quiet meditation on symmetry, movement, and the space between two living forms.

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