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.
This untitled print by Inuzuka Taisui adds to the artist's documented output of [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) [kacho-e](/glossary/kacho-e) works. The production of these prints required blocks carved from yamazakura (mountain cherry) wood, chosen for its fine, even grain that could hold the delicate lines needed for botanical detail. A single print design might require ten to twenty separate blocks, each carrying a different color, and the printer had to apply each block in precise alignment using the [kento](/glossary/kento) registration system. For flower prints, where petals overlap and colors blend at the edges, even slight misregistration would create visible errors. The technical rigor of this process ensured that each impression of a Taisui design maintained the fidelity to his original drawing that botanical subjects demand.
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.
