$1,500–$8,000. Flower prints by this artist are particularly popular. Good mezzotints: $3,000–$5,000. Key value factors: Hamanishi's extraordinary mezzotint technique makes his prints highly collectible. Butterfly and shell subjects are most popular.
"Spring - Canola Flowers Field" is a contemporary botanical print by Hamanishi Katsunori, created during the Heisei period. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the printing medium with characteristic refinement.
Hamanishi Katsunori 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 Hamanishi Katsunori's contribution to the contemporary tradition during the Heisei 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.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Spring - Canola Flowers Field was created by Katsunori Hamanishi (浜西勝則) in 2022.
Spring - Canola Flowers Field uses Mezzotint, on color mezzotint on wove paper.
Spring - Canola Flowers Field depicts landscapes and spring.
