$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 composition depicting a man and woman together, rendered in Hanko's refined nihonga-influenced woodblock style. In the Meiji era, compositions featuring both sexes often reflected the social transformations of the period: the encounter of traditional and Western customs, the renegotiation of gender relationships in a modernizing society. Whether dressed in traditional kimono or incorporating Western elements, Hanko's couple would embody the particular tension and elegance of Meiji-era social representation.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Man and Woman was created by Kajita Hanko (梶田半古).
Man and Woman depicts figures and daily life.
![Untitled [Two women] by Kajita Hanko](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135758.jpg)
