Early Spring
by Joichi Hoshi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Joichi Hoshi
$1,000–$8,000. Common tree prints: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Hoshi's iconic tree prints are his most collected works. Larger formats and dramatic compositions command premiums.
A woodblock print titled "Early Spring," capturing the season's first stirrings before the full spectacle of cherry blossoms arrives. Joichi Hoshi, a sosaku hanga artist known for his poetic treatment of trees and cosmic imagery, renders the early spring landscape with the restraint the subject demands. Bare branches may show the faintest swelling of buds, or a thin wash of green may tint the ground where snow has recently melted. Hoshi's prints often carry a contemplative, almost metaphysical quality, and early spring, with its promise not yet fulfilled, offers a natural vehicle for that meditative sensibility.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Early Spring was created by Joichi Hoshi (星襄一).
Early Spring depicts spring.
