MORINOMICHI C (Path to the Forest C)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
"Path to the Forest C" continues Kitaoka's systematic exploration of this compositional motif through another variant of the forest path. The sequential lettering across his series suggests a deliberate process of formal investigation: holding the subject constant while varying angle, light, season, or palette to understand what each permutation reveals about the subject's essential qualities. This variant in the series contributes its particular solution to the problem of how to render the threshold experience of approaching and entering a forest.
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.
MORINOMICHI C (Path to the Forest C) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
MORINOMICHI C (Path to the Forest C) depicts landscapes and trees.
