Bijin at water — 仙錦亭
by Kajita Hanko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Kajita Hanko
$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.
Bijin at water — accompanied by the seal or inscription reading "Senkintei" (A Pavilion Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces), a traditional poetic epithet applied to beautiful places — depicts a woman in intimate relationship with water, whether a lake, river, or garden pond. Water in bijin-ga carries associations of reflection, contemplation, and emotional depth. Hanko's refined line and subtle coloring would render both the woman and the water with the delicate precision that made him a leading figure of Meiji bijin-ga.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Bijin at water — 仙錦亭 was created by Kajita Hanko (梶田半古).
Bijin at water — 仙錦亭 depicts bijin-ga.
![Untitled [Two women] by Kajita Hanko](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135758.jpg)
