Untitled (inuzuka-taisui)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
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.
An undocumented woodblock print from Inuzuka Taisui's body of [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) [kacho-e](/glossary/kacho-e) works. The tradition of depicting flowers according to their seasonal associations, known as shiki no hana (flowers of the four seasons), provided a structural framework for kacho-e artists like Taisui. A full set of seasonal prints might include plum blossoms and camellias for winter, cherry blossoms and wisteria for spring, irises and morning glories for summer, and chrysanthemums and autumn grasses for fall. Whether Taisui organized his output along these seasonal lines is unclear, but his known titled works, which include summer flowers like dahlias, hydrangeas, and morning glories, suggest at least a partial engagement with the seasonal calendar that has governed Japanese floral art for centuries.
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.
