![Title unknown [Trees in the wind] by Kihei Sasajima — Japanese Woodblock print, ink on paper, 1959](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135905.jpg)
Title unknown [Trees in the wind]
- Date:
- 1959
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 54 × 51.9 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$500–$4,000. Tree compositions are among the artist's signature and most valued subjects. Good landscape/abstract prints: $1,500–$2,500. Key value factors: Sasajima's meditative prints appeal to collectors of both Japanese prints and modern art.
"Title unknown [Trees in the wind]" is a sosaku-hanga print by Sasajima Kihei, created during the Showa period. This work captures the enduring presence of trees with the contemplative sensitivity that characterizes the artist's finest nature prints.
Sasajima Kihei renders the subject with masterful control of the woodblock medium, using the interplay of carved line, color, and paper texture to evoke the tree's form, atmosphere, and symbolic resonance. Trees have long held special significance in Japanese art as symbols of endurance, seasonal change, and the beauty of the natural world.
This print represents Sasajima Kihei's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Title unknown [Trees in the wind] was created by Kihei Sasajima (笹島喜平) in 1959.
Title unknown [Trees in the wind] depicts trees.
Title unknown [Trees in the wind] measures 54 × 51.9 cm.
