Tsukioka Kogyo
by Hara Keiko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Typical Price
$500–$4,000. Smaller works: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Hara's work appeals to collectors of both Japanese and international contemporary art.
by Hara Keiko
$500–$4,000. Smaller works: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Hara's work appeals to collectors of both Japanese and international contemporary art.
Cataloged under a reference to the Meiji-era artist Tsukioka Kogyo, this print by Hara Keiko likely relates to a visual or thematic dialogue with earlier Japanese printmaking traditions. Tsukioka Kogyo was celebrated for his depictions of Noh theater, and Hara's engagement with his legacy may reflect an interest in the intersection of performance, memory, and stillness that Noh embodies. Hara's own work operates in an abstract register, using the woodblock medium to build layered fields of color that suggest atmospheric depth rather than literal narrative. Tagged with moonlight imagery, the print may incorporate the cool, silvered palette associated with nocturnal scenes, a subject that has occupied Japanese printmakers from Hiroshige through Hasui and into the present day.
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.
Tsukioka Kogyo was created by Hara Keiko (原恵子).
Tsukioka Kogyo depicts landscapes and abstract.
