Beauty subjects are especially sought after in this category. 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.
Snow settles around or upon a woman in this lyrical winter image, the falling flakes functioning both as seasonal marker and as delicate visual texture against the figure. Takasawa frequently turned to seasonal motifs as the emotional setting for his bijin-ga subjects, and winter — with its associations of stillness, introspection, and cold beauty — suited his register particularly well. The woodblock gradations in this type of composition would range from pale grays to soft whites, with the figure providing warmth at the center.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman and Snowflakes was created by Takasawa Keiichi (高沢圭一) in Not set.
Woman and Snowflakes depicts landscapes, figures, and snow scenes.
