$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Hanko's refined nihonga-style prints bridge traditional painting and modern printmaking. His early death at 47 limits available works.
A frontispiece (kuchi-e) designed for a novel published in 1901 — among the most characteristic products of Hanko's career, as he was one of the most sought-after illustrators for the literary magazines and novels of the Meiji era. Literary frontispieces were typically full-page color prints bound at the beginning of a work, depicting the central female character or a dramatic scene from the narrative. Hanko's 1901 frontispiece would have been executed in the delicate color printing style that made these literary illustrations among the finest printed works of the Meiji period.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A frontispiece of a novel, 1901 was created by Kajita Hanko (梶田半古).
A frontispiece of a novel, 1901 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and portraits.
![Untitled [Two women] by Kajita Hanko](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135758.jpg)
