$500–$4,000. Kabuki actor portraits are highly collectible. Good abstract/landscape prints: $1,500–$2,500. Key value factors: Yamaguchi's contemplative, semi-abstract style has a niche following. Condition and impression quality are key factors.
Noh Actor — a woodblock print from 1958 — depicts the masked performer of Japan's most ancient theatrical art form. Noh actors wear carved wooden masks (noh-men) that transform their face into the fixed expression of a character type, and these masks are considered among the finest objects of Japanese craft. Yamaguchi's treatment of the Noh actor likely focuses on the mask's distinctive visual qualities: the asymmetrical smile that reads as expression differently from different angles, the gold or silver foil accents, and the relationship of the mask to the elaborate costume surrounding it.
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
1955
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Noh Actor was created by Gen Yamaguchi (山口源) in 1958.
Noh Actor depicts kabuki.
![[abstract composition with diagonal woodgrain] by Gen Yamaguchi](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135949.jpg)