Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
A twenty-eighth untitled print by Hiyoshi Mamoru. His documentation of the cormorant fishing (ukai) tradition at Gifu — approached from multiple compositional angles across what appears to be a series of related works — demonstrates the depth of his engagement with specific Japanese traditional practices. The ukai subject offered rich visual material: the nighttime river, the flaming torches attracting fish, the trained birds diving and surfacing, the handlers in traditional dress managing their birds from narrow wooden boats.
Untitled (hiyoshi-mamoru) was created by Hiyoshi Mamoru (日吉護).
Untitled (hiyoshi-mamoru) depicts figures, rivers & lakes, and daily life.
