The Actor Kataoka Gado IV as Miyuki in the play Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki (The Diary of the Morning Glory)
- Date:
- c. 1924
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
$300–$2,500. Theatrical portraits are highly collectible. Good maiko/costume prints: $800–$1,500. Key value factors: Yoshikawa's costume and maiko prints are valued for their scholarly accuracy and artistic refinement.
"The Actor Kataoka Gado IV as Miyuki in the play Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) botanical print by Yoshikawa Kanpo, created during the Taisho and Showa periods. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the printing medium with characteristic refinement.
Yoshikawa Kanpo captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of the printing technique.
This print represents Yoshikawa Kanpo's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Taisho and Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
early summer 1922
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Actor Kataoka Gado IV as Miyuki in the play Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki (The Diary of the Morning Glory) was created by Kanpo Yoshikawa (吉川観方) in c. 1924.
The Actor Kataoka Gado IV as Miyuki in the play Shoutsushi Asagao Nikki (The Diary of the Morning Glory) depicts birds & flowers and kabuki.
