Japanese Art Open Database
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
$500–$4,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Ishikawa's prints are relatively uncommon in the market. When available, good examples find ready buyers.
This [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print represents a lesser-documented work in Ishikawa Toraji's catalog. The piece reflects Toraji's ongoing engagement with the [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) movement during a period when the collaborative printmaking system of artist, carver, and printer was producing some of its finest results. Working within the oban format that defined most of his output, Toraji brought a painter's eye to the woodblock medium, treating each impression as an opportunity to balance precision with expressiveness. The print stands as evidence of his sustained creative output across a career that spanned the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Japanese Art Open Database was created by Ishikawa Toraji (石川寅治).
Japanese Art Open Database was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Japanese Art Open Database depicts figures and bijin-ga.
