Rome

Date:: Not set
Medium:: Woodblock print
Source:: Japanese Art Open Database

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

Rome — its ruins, piazzas, or figures — provides the subject for this print, one of Takasawa's engagements with Western European settings. The choice of Rome carries obvious weight: as the center of classical civilization and the Catholic Church, the city offers a counterpoint to the Japanese cultural world in which his bijin-ga practice was rooted. Whether the print depicts a landscape, architecture, or figures, it reflects his curiosity about the world beyond Japan.