$400–$3,000. Common subjects: $400–$1,000. Key value factors: Okuyama's prints are relatively affordable. Bold, well-preserved examples are most valued.
"Nikke," from around 1935, likely depicts the Nikke (Nippon Keito Spinning Company) facility — one of Japan's large textile manufacturing enterprises that were central to Japan's industrial modernization and export economy in the prewar period. Industrial subjects were unusual in the landscape-focused sosaku-hanga tradition, and this early work may represent a commission or a young artist's engagement with the realities of Japan's industrial transformation. The spinning mills and their surrounding communities were a significant feature of the Japanese landscape in the 1930s.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nikke was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎) in ca. 1935.
Nikke depicts urban scenes, architecture, and craftspeople.
