$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
The title translates "white forest" in katakana, designating this as a variant within a series of related compositions Kitaoka designated by letter. White-barked trees — birch, aspen, or the abstract equivalent — rise vertically against a darker field, their pale trunks forming rhythmic verticals that structure the composition like columns or brushstrokes. The alphanumeric suffix signals Kitaoka's systematic approach to subject variation: exploring a single motif across multiple states to understand its formal possibilities.
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.
SHIRAJU B(white forest B) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
SHIRAJU B(white forest B) depicts landscapes, trees, and abstract.
