$2,000–$20,000+. Beauty prints by this artist are particularly sought after. Good bijin-ga: $5,000–$12,000. Key value factors: Kiyokata's influence as a teacher and his connection to Edo culture make his work highly valued. Paintings far exceed print prices.
This [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print presents a three-quarter-length portrait of a bijin standing beside a river, combining the genres of portrait and landscape within a single composition. The three-quarter format shows the woman from approximately mid-thigh upward, providing enough of the figure to convey her costume, posture, and bearing while reserving space for the river setting beyond. Kaburaki Kiyokata's placement of the woman beside water adds atmospheric depth and symbolic richness, as rivers in Japanese art carry associations with the passage of time, the boundary between worlds, and the reflective quality of still water as a metaphor for contemplation. The urban setting suggested by the tags places this river scene within Tokyo, perhaps along the Sumida or one of the canals that threaded through the capital's shitamachi districts.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Three-quarter length portrait of a bijin beside a river was created by Kaburaki Kiyokata (鏑木清方) in Not set.
Three-quarter length portrait of a bijin beside a river was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Three-quarter length portrait of a bijin beside a river depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and rivers & lakes.
