$200–$1,500. Common flower prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kotani Chigusa's flower prints are delicately produced and accessible. Good condition and vivid color are key value factors.
"Untitled" is a shin-hanga botanical print by Kotani Chigusa, created during the Showa period. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the printing medium with characteristic refinement.
Kotani Chigusa captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of the printing technique.
This print represents Kotani Chigusa's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Showa period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Untitled (chigusa-kotani) was created by Chigusa Kotani (小谷千草).
Untitled (chigusa-kotani) depicts birds & flowers, still life, and abstract.
