Woman Burning Incense - 香を焚く女
- Date:
- circa 1970s (this item: First edition)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
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.
A woman burning incense (香を焚く女) is engaged in one of the most atmospheric domestic rituals of traditional Japanese life — the slow, deliberate offering of fragrance that marks the transition from one state of being to another. Whether burning incense before a Buddhist altar, in meditation, or simply for pleasure, the act carries both spiritual and sensory weight. Takasawa depicts the figure in this quiet act of devotion or self-cultivation with characteristic understated dignity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman Burning Incense - 香を焚く女 was created by Takasawa Keiichi (高沢圭一) in circa 1970s (this item: First edition).
Woman Burning Incense - 香を焚く女 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and interiors.
