$400–$3,000. Common subjects: $400–$1,000. Key value factors: Okuyama's prints are relatively affordable. Bold, well-preserved examples are most valued.
"Yanagi Willow on the Bank of the Misogi River at Nanao" is a sosaku-hanga print by Okuyama Gihachiro, created during the Showa period. This work captures the enduring presence of trees with the contemplative sensitivity that characterizes the artist's finest nature prints.
Okuyama Gihachiro renders the subject with masterful control of the woodblock medium, using the interplay of carved line, color, and paper texture to evoke the tree's form, atmosphere, and symbolic resonance. Trees have long held special significance in Japanese art as symbols of endurance, seasonal change, and the beauty of the natural world.
This print represents Okuyama Gihachiro's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
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.
Yanagi Willow on the Bank of the Misogi River at Nanao was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎).
Yanagi Willow on the Bank of the Misogi River at Nanao depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and trees.
