Ducks
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
With only 14 completed designs, all Goyo prints are intrinsically scarce. Non-bijin subjects (landscapes, still life) tend toward the lower end of his market but remain far above typical shin-hanga prices. Christie's estimated his "Mount Ibuki in Snow" at $5,000–$10,000 in early 2026.
A pair of ducks rendered with the intimate naturalistic observation that Goyo brought to all his subjects, including the animal world. Unlike many bijin-ga artists who occasionally produced bird-and-flower (kachoga) subjects as conventional complements to their figure work, Goyo's ducks carry the same weight of careful observation as his women: the birds' body language, the quality of the water beneath them, and the relationship between the two birds are all rendered with genuine attention to specific, observed behavior.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ducks was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1920.
Ducks was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
Ducks depicts birds & flowers and animals.
