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 Nishimura Hodo woodblock print from his 1930s [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) output. His decorative work across [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga), kachō-ga, and landscape subjects was aimed at both the Japanese domestic market and the growing international interest in Japanese printmaking that characterized the interwar period. These untitled prints are part of the body of work that established his reputation as a technically accomplished and decoratively refined artist.
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.
Untitled (hodo-nishimura) was created by Nishimura Hodo (西村蒲堂).
Untitled (hodo-nishimura) depicts landscapes, figures, and abstract.
