Near Kumamoto
- Date:
- 1980
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 39.1 × 52.9 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Typical Price
- Sought-after Karhu Kyoto street or architectural scene: $800–$2,000
- Good condition signed print (edition ~100): $400–$1,200
- Standard edition impression: $200–$700
Description
Near Kumamoto on the southern island of Kyushu, the landscape takes on a more open, rural character than Karhu's usual urban Kyoto subjects in this 1980 print. The composition may depict the approaches to Kumamoto Castle — Japan's largest surviving castle complex — or the surrounding farmland and traditional architecture of the Kumamoto plain. Karhu's occasional departures from Kyoto to document other Japanese urban and rural landscapes add dimension to a body of work that can appear, viewed in isolation, as an exclusively Kyoto-centric project.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Near Kumamoto was created by Clifton Karhu in 1980.
Near Kumamoto depicts landscapes and travel scenes.
Near Kumamoto measures 39.1 × 52.9 cm (Oban format).