Framed etching "Uprise" by Shigeki KURODA (1953-present). "Signed, titled and numbered 44/50 In pencil. Pictures of fast moving bicycles with umbrellas that cover the cyclists. Professionally framed and matted. Picture measures 11-3/4" h x 19" w Measures with signature 14" h x 21-1/2 " w Measures with frame 24-1/2"h x 31" w Kuroda is one of the most important Japanese printmakers living today. He became famous in 1979 when the Cleveland Museum of Art organized the exhibition: 21 Young Contemporary Japanese Printmakers. Kuroda suggests that things move so quickly in Tokyo that he wants to reflect the speed and movement in his bicycles. The umbrella is a very traditional symbol of Japan. In a statement Kuroda Shigeki said that he has never intentionally made sketches of real umbrellas and bicycles but used those images only to “express the change, flow, and