KAZE TO FUKURO (wind and owl)
- 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
KAZE TO FUKURO — Wind and Owl — a composition that pairs the elemental force of wind with the nocturnal bird, the owl depicted in the atmospheric context of moving air. Wind subjects in Japanese art were traditionally represented through their effects on other things — grass bending, sleeves billowing, waves raised on water — rather than directly, and Kimura's Wind and Owl composition may show the owl within the physical presence of wind: feathers ruffled, posture adjusted to the moving air.
