$1,000–$8,000. Common prints: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: As a pioneer of sosaku-hanga and influential art critic, Hakutei's prints carry historical significance. Early self-carved prints are most valued.
This print bears the somewhat confusing double title that results from cataloging the series title alongside the individual subject. It belongs to the Tokyo Junikei (Twelve Views of Tokyo) series and represents one of the twelve locations Hakutei selected to form a composite portrait of the Taisho-era capital. The series as a whole functions as both an artistic and documentary project, recording specific neighborhoods and landmarks that defined Tokyo's character before the 1923 earthquake reshaped the city. Hakutei's choice to produce the series as [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga), designing, carving, and printing each view himself, made it a manifesto for the creative print movement. Each print in the set carries the physical evidence of the artist's direct engagement with the woodblock, from the carved lines to the hand-applied pigment.
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.
Twelve Views of Tokyo: Twelve Views of Tokyo (Tokyo Junikei: Tokyo Junikei) was created by Ishii Hakutei (石井柏亭).
Yes — Twelve Views of Tokyo: Twelve Views of Tokyo (Tokyo Junikei: Tokyo Junikei) is part of the Twelve Views of Tokyo series by Ishii Hakutei.
Twelve Views of Tokyo: Twelve Views of Tokyo (Tokyo Junikei: Tokyo Junikei) depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and famous places (meisho-e), set at Tokyo.
