$400–$3,000. Common subjects: $400–$1,000. Key value factors: Okuyama's prints are relatively affordable. Bold, well-preserved examples are most valued.
"Wakura Watatsuki" likely depicts the Wakura Onsen area on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture — one of Japan's classic hot spring resorts, located on a small peninsula jutting into Nanao Bay. The "Watatsuki" element may refer to a specific location name, seasonal designation, or a named view within the Wakura area. Okuyama's treatment of this resort and coastal landscape would have combined his mastery of water and sky with the particular quality of the Sea of Japan coast — more austere and dramatic than the Pacific-facing shores of Honshu.
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.
Wakura Watatsuki was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎).
Wakura Watatsuki depicts landscapes, seascapes, and travel scenes.
