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Date : 1975
Size : 25.7 × 23.7 cm (Image size)
Detail : E.A. / Etching / Framed (Sealed up)
In the strong sunlight, we can see a silhouette of a person inside the building. The sunlight is so strong and the detail of the person isn't clearly depicted. The touch is rough, however, each line is definitely taking the exact form of each motif. The black tone at the back of the room also stirs our imagination.
Komai learned copperplate engraving from Nishida Takeo and got a prize of Shunyo-Kai. In the next year, he got a prize at the first São Paulo Art Biennial.
Komai was highly appreciated even in the oversea with Munakata Shiko, and it enabled him to make a spectacular debut in the Japanese art field after WWⅡ.
His artwork had an impact on a lot of Japanese print artists, as a pioneer of the copperplate field.