CHIKURIN D (Bamboo Bush D)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Typical Price
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
Bamboo groves were among the most beloved subjects in East Asian painting and printmaking for centuries, and Kitaoka's designation of this print as variant "D" within a series suggests sustained engagement with the subject across multiple compositions. The bamboo bush is rendered through the woodblock's capacity for clean-edged, repeating forms: the culms rising in straight parallel lines, the feathery leaves compressed into geometric clusters. Kitaoka honors the tradition while bringing it decisively into the modernist present.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
CHIKURIN D (Bamboo Bush D) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
CHIKURIN D (Bamboo Bush D) depicts trees.
