SHIROI HATO (white pigeon)
- 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
SHIROI HATO — White Pigeon — rendered in Kimura's graphic contemporary woodblock style. The white dove or pigeon carried dual associations in postwar Japan: the traditional East Asian symbolism of peace and good fortune, and the Western peace-dove imagery that resonated particularly in a nation that had experienced atomic bombing. Kimura's bold, flat-color approach to the bird likely emphasizes the graphic power of white form against a contrasting ground, the bird's whiteness given full visual weight.
