Amaranth Ehrenhalt "Conifers", Signed Woodblock Print, ed. 50, c. 1960s vintage dice The handle measures about 6"

The handle measures about 6" long and 1 1/8" in diameter at widest

The box itself

or scrapes that I can see

with the sting used for tying packages or papers) are three figures in kimono dancing

Amaranth Ehrenhalt "Conifers", Signed Woodblock Print, ed. 50, c. 1960s vintage dice The handle measures about 6"This terrific c. 1960s woodblock print, by the excellent but under recognized Amaranth Ehrenhalt (American, b. 1928 ), is really striking from a distance, but even better close up, as the viscerality of the ink becomes apparent. I assume the title, Conifers, points to the materiality of the woodblock surface itself, but perhaps also to elongated two toned green form that centers the abstract composition. Ehrenhalt is an American painter, sculptor, and