Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
Sumida Park, established in 1931 along the west bank of the Sumida River in the Taito ward, became immediately one of Tokyo's most beloved public spaces — its cherry trees, open lawns, and views across the river providing a rare expanse of open space in the dense city. Kazuma's 1930 color woodblock print of the park (perhaps anticipating or documenting the park's creation) captures the Japanese taste for combining natural beauty, water, and public gathering in a single designed space. The park's cherry trees would quickly become among the most celebrated in Tokyo.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sumida Park was created by Oda Kazuma (織田一磨) in 1930.
Sumida Park depicts urban scenes, cherry blossoms, and spring.
