Chinese woman and plum
by Kajita Hanko
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 Chinese woman depicted alongside plum blossoms — a subject that draws on the East Asian tradition of "mei ren" (beautiful person) painting in its Chinese mode. The plum (ume) blooms in late winter, making it one of the first harbingers of spring and an emblem of perseverance and purity in both Chinese and Japanese aesthetic traditions. Hanko's Chinese woman in this context would be dressed in the distinctive Han Chinese robes and hairstyles that Japanese artists used to signal continental cultural reference, contrasted with the rigorous Japanese treatment of the plum blossoms.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Chinese woman and plum was created by Kajita Hanko (梶田半古).
Chinese woman and plum depicts food & drink.
![Untitled [Two women] by Kajita Hanko](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135758.jpg)
