Untitled (hodo-nishimura)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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.
An untitled woodblock print from Hodo's output — likely a bijin-ga, kachō-ga, or landscape subject from his active period. The shin-hanga prints produced by Hodo and his contemporaries represented a sustained attempt to revitalize Japanese woodblock printmaking by combining traditional subject matter with modern artistic sensibilities and the technical resources of professional publishers and specialist craftsmen.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Untitled (hodo-nishimura) was created by Nishimura Hodo (西村蒲堂).
Untitled (hodo-nishimura) depicts birds & flowers, landscapes, and abstract.
