Fujimori, Shizuo
- Date:
- ca. 1920
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
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, dated circa 1920, is cataloged under Fujimori Shizuo's name rather than a descriptive title. Fujimori was active during the early Showa period, specializing in views of Tokyo that documented the capital's rapid modernization. His contributions to the One Hundred Views of New Tokyo series demonstrate an eye for the intersection of old and new in the urban landscape, capturing Western-style buildings alongside traditional structures, modern transportation alongside pedestrians in kimono. This early-dated work may represent a formative piece from before his involvement with the major Tokyo view series, showing the artist developing the observational skills and technical approach that would define his mature contributions to Showa-era urban printmaking.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Fujimori, Shizuo was created by Fujimori Shizuo (藤森静雄) in ca. 1920.
Fujimori, Shizuo depicts urban scenes and landscapes.