Red Lantern Shop
by Saito Kaoru
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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.
The Red Lantern Shop was a renowned print dealer in Kyoto operated by Mitsuhiro Unno, who sold contemporary Japanese woodblock prints to both Japanese and international collectors from the postwar period onward. This print's association with the shop places Saito's work within a specific commercial and curatorial context where quality printmaking found its audience. Red Lantern Shop was known for handling works by both [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) and [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) artists, bridging the divide between publisher-driven and artist-driven printmaking traditions. Saito's inclusion in the shop's inventory reflects the dealer's judgment that the work met standards recognized by an international clientele with refined tastes in Japanese prints.
Woodblock print
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
c. 1922
Color woodblock print
行商人
c. 1940
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Red Lantern Shop was created by Saito Kaoru (斎藤薫).
Red Lantern Shop depicts market scenes and daily life.
