$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 woman's portrait — bijin no shogai — presented as a formal half-length or full-length figure study without the narrative context of the literary frontispieces. The portrait mode in bijin-ga emphasizes the individual figure's beauty and character over story or setting, and Hanko's mastery of facial expression and posture makes him an effective portraitist of idealized feminine character. Whether this depicts a specific historical figure or a generalized ideal of female beauty, the portrait format gives it a directness and dignity distinct from his more narratively complex compositions.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Womans Portrait was created by Kajita Hanko (梶田半古).
Womans Portrait depicts portraits.
![Untitled [Two women] by Kajita Hanko](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135758.jpg)
