Asian Collection Internet Auction
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- wbp
$2,000–$15,000. Common prints: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: Kitano's sensuous Osaka-style bijin-ga have strong collector demand. His paintings command significantly higher prices.
Cataloged under the name of the auction house rather than a descriptive title, this [oban](/glossary/oban)-format woodblock print by Kitano Tsunetomi appeared in an Asian art sale. Tsunetomi was a Nihonga painter from Osaka who also produced woodblock prints in the [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) style, specializing in [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga), portraits of beautiful women drawn from the pleasure quarters and entertainment districts of the Kansai region. His prints are prized for their rich color, psychological depth, and the influence of his training in Nihonga painting, which gave his woodblock designs a painterly warmth unusual in the medium. The specific subject of this auction lot has not been recorded in available databases, but it almost certainly depicts a female figure consistent with the artist's primary focus.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Asian Collection Internet Auction was created by Kitano Tsunetomi (北野恒富).
Asian Collection Internet Auction was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Asian Collection Internet Auction depicts figures and bijin-ga.
