Picnic under Wisteria Blossoms
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$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.
"Picnic under Wisteria Blossoms" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) botanical print by Ishikawa Toraji, created during the Taisho and Showa periods. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the woodblock medium with characteristic refinement.
Ishikawa Toraji captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of woodblock printing.
This print represents Ishikawa Toraji's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Taisho and Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Picnic under Wisteria Blossoms was created by Ishikawa Toraji (石川寅治).
Picnic under Wisteria Blossoms was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Picnic under Wisteria Blossoms depicts birds & flowers.
