The following inscription is found at the head of the score:
Hamonshū (波紋集) is the title of a series of three volumes of artwork by Mori Yuzan (森雄山). The artwork consists of many drawings of waves and ripples, possibly as a catalogue of designs to be engraved on lacquerware boxes, among other items. The title of the books can be translated as “Book of Ripple Designs.”
Hamonshū was premiered by the JACK quartet on March 11, 2020.
Instrumentation:
2 Violins
Viola
Violoncello