$400–$3,000. Kabuki actor portraits are highly collectible. Good landscapes: $1,000–$2,000. Key value factors: Okuyama's prints are relatively affordable. Bold, well-preserved examples are most valued.
"Taninakamura" (谷中村河童画房) depicts a location or establishment in Tokyo's Yanaka district — specifically what appears to be a kappa (water sprite) painting studio or gallery in the village-like Taninakamura area of Yanaka. Yanaka was one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods to survive the combined devastation of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and World War II bombing, preserving its Meiji and Taisho-era temple-district character. The kappa painting reference suggests an artist's studio with a whimsical self-designation. Okuyama's rendering captures the neighborhood's distinctive preserved-old-Tokyo character.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Taninakamura — 谷中村河童画房 was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎).
Taninakamura — 谷中村河童画房 depicts urban scenes, mythology, and village scenes.
