Untitled (inuzuka-taisui)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Key value factors: Edition order (first Watanabe/Doi printing vs. posthumous reprints) is crucial. Snow scenes, night views, and bijin-ga typically command premiums. Publisher seals and artist signatures authenticate first editions.
Part of Inuzuka Taisui's catalog of [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) botanical prints, this untitled woodblock work was produced during the artist's active period in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The [washi](/glossary/washi) paper used for these prints, typically handmade from [kozo](/glossary/kozo) (mulberry) fibers, contributed significantly to the final appearance of each impression. Its absorbent surface allowed water-based pigments to sink partially into the fibers rather than sitting on top, producing the characteristic soft, luminous quality that distinguishes Japanese woodblock prints from Western printmaking techniques. Taisui's botanical subjects benefited from this softness, as flower petals and leaves appear to glow from within rather than presenting a hard, opaque surface. The print's specific subject has not been recorded in available collections data.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Untitled (inuzuka-taisui) was created by Inuzuka Taisui (犬塚泰水).
Untitled (inuzuka-taisui) depicts birds & flowers and abstract.
