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Pink Peony by Ito Nisaburo — Japanese Woodblock print

Pink Peony

by Ito Nisaburo

Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Source:
wbp

Typical Price

$200–$2,000. Common Kyoto views: $200–$600. Key value factors: Ito Nisaburo's Kyoto prints are popular and accessible. Night scenes, snow views, and cherry blossom compositions command premiums.

Description

"Pink Peony" is a shin-hanga botanical print by Ito Nisaburo, created during the Showa period. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the printing medium with characteristic refinement.

Ito Nisaburo 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 the printing technique.

This print represents Ito Nisaburo's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Showa period. 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pink Peony was created by Ito Nisaburo (伊藤仁三郎).

Pink Peony depicts birds & flowers.