Toyoko, Horikawa, 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
Horikawa (the "moat river") in Kyoto, specifically the Toyoko district of Shimogyo ward, is captured here along one of the city's historic north-south waterways. The canals and rivers that network through Kyoto's fabric were among the city's defining features — their banks lined with traditional buildings, their waters reflecting the sky and the architecture above. Kazuma brought to Kyoto's waterways the same attentive eye he had trained on Tokyo and Osaka, the older capital's more consistently preserved urban fabric offering a different quality of atmosphere.
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View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
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Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
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Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
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Frequently Asked Questions
Toyoko, Horikawa, from was created by Oda Kazuma (織田一磨).
Toyoko, Horikawa, from depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and rivers & lakes.