Kiku I (2024) Etchings & engravings by Jaco Putker

‘Kiku I’ is a commission piece made for a high end producer of product labels, to showcase their packaging and label printing capabilities.
The brief was to design artwork for an imaginary brand of Japanese Matcha Tea.
I incorporated the Japanese national flower, the Kiku flower (the chrysanthemum), which symbolises transformation, longevity, and rejuvenation.

This polymere etching is hand pulled in a limited edition of 25 copies on 300 grams Hahnemühle etching paper.

image size: 18 cm x 24 cm (7 X 9,5 inches)
paper size: 25 cm x 33 cm (10 X 13 inches)

Each print is numbered and signed, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. It ships without a frame.

Materials used:

Photopolymer, 300 gr Hahnemuhle etching paper, Charbonnel ink

Details:

• Etchings & engravings on Paper
• From a limited edition of 25
• Size: 25 x 33 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 18 x 24cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered on the front
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: People and portraits