Wife and Lamp — 夫人とランプ
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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.
A woman is placed alongside or illuminated by a lamp — an intimate domestic pairing that appeared frequently in Takasawa's bijin-ga work. The lamp, whether Western oil lamp or Japanese andon, provides a concentrated light source that both illuminates the figure and creates a warm enclosure around her. The title 夫人とランプ, using "fūjin" (a formal term for a married woman or wife), gives the subject a quietly domestic dignity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Wife and Lamp — 夫人とランプ was created by Takasawa Keiichi (高沢圭一) in Not set.
Wife and Lamp — 夫人とランプ depicts figures, bijin-ga, and interiors.
