Spring time of life
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art of Japan
$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.
Titled "Spring time of life," this [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print uses the season as a metaphor for youth and vitality. Ishikawa Toraji depicts a young woman whose energy and freshness parallel the awakening of the natural world in spring. The composition may incorporate floral elements or the soft light of the season to reinforce the connection between the figure and the time of year. Toraji's seasonal metaphors drew from a deep well of Japanese literary tradition, where spring has long symbolized new beginnings, beauty in its first bloom, and the bittersweet awareness that such moments are transient.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Spring time of life was created by Ishikawa Toraji (石川寅治).
Spring time of life was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Spring time of life depicts spring.
