Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
This woodblock print by Aoyama Masaharu (1893–1969) is catalogued under the artist's name rather than a descriptive title, indicating a database record created before full title information was established. Aoyama — also known as Aoyama Seiji — was a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) printmaker born in Saitama Prefecture who studied traditional Japanese ink painting at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and later worked at the Imperial Household Museum. His prints are distinguished by exceptional technical mastery in carving, printing, and design, with particular strength in bird subjects rendered in a style bridging traditional nihonga and modern creative printmaking.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Aoyama, Masaharu was created by Aoyama Masaharu (青山正治).
Aoyama, Masaharu depicts landscapes.
