Tenkan-sen is below the Kijun-sen, with both lines sloping downward.
—
Karl Montevirgen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.
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