Tosabori River, from
by Oda Kazuma
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- harashobo
Typical Price
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.
- Common examples: $100–$500
- Good impressions: $500–$2,000
- Premium/scarce: $2,000–$10,000
Description
The Tosabori River runs through the heart of Osaka's business district, its embankments lined with the office buildings and banks that made Osaka Japan's commercial capital. Kazuma depicts the river as an urban subject: the built embankments framing the water, bridges crossing at regular intervals, the city's working life visible on both banks. The river's calm surface provides the reflective plane that he used throughout his career to double and deepen urban compositions, the reflected building facades creating an inverted city below the real one.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tosabori River, from was created by Oda Kazuma (織田一磨).
Tosabori River, from depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.