Bijin with red coat
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.
A bijin wearing a distinctive red coat (akaginu or akiginu) — the bold vermilion garment creating a chromatic statement within the composition that draws the eye immediately to the figure. Red in Japanese material culture carries strong associations: it is the color of auspiciousness, of shrines and torii gates, of protective talismans, and in women's dress it signals youth and vitality. A bijin in red coat may also reference specific dramatic or narrative contexts where a red garment carried iconographic meaning within the audience's cultural literacy.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Bijin with red coat was created by Kajita Hanko (梶田半古).
Bijin with red coat depicts bijin-ga.
![Untitled [Two women] by Kajita Hanko](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135758.jpg)
