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.
Among the untitled prints in Inuzuka Taisui's catalog, this woodblock work belongs to the body of [kacho-e](/glossary/kacho-e) subjects the artist produced within the [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) framework. The genre's emphasis on seasonal subjects meant that each print was associated with a specific time of year: cherry blossoms for spring, morning glories for summer, chrysanthemums for autumn, and plum blossoms for winter. Without a title to identify the species depicted, this print's seasonal context cannot be established, but it would have been designed with a particular month or season in mind. Taisui's botanical prints were produced using the collaborative division of labor standard in shin-hanga production, with the artist serving as designer and separate craftsmen handling the carving and printing stages.
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.
