by Saito Kaoru
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Saito Kaoru's prints are modestly priced and accessible to beginning collectors of Japanese creative prints.
"Japanese Iris - 花菖蒲" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) botanical print by Saito Kaoru, created during the Showa period. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the printing medium with characteristic refinement.
Saito Kaoru 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 Saito Kaoru's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa period. 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.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Japanese Iris - 花菖蒲 was created by Saito Kaoru (斎藤薫).
Japanese Iris - 花菖蒲 depicts birds & flowers.
