East Sea
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- wbp
Typical Price
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.
- Common examples: $100–$500
- Good impressions: $500–$2,000
- Premium/scarce: $2,000–$10,000
Description
An East Sea seascape rendered in Kimura's contemporary woodblock style — the ocean depicted through bold, flat areas of color that suggest the scale and rhythm of the open sea. Kimura's seascape subjects explore the visual qualities of water at different times and seasons, the ocean's changing surface a subject that lent itself naturally to the flat-color, graphic approach of modern Japanese woodblock printing. The East Sea composition likely emphasizes the sea's breadth and the quality of light on its surface.
