Kitano Tsunetomi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
$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.
Listed under the artist's own name rather than a descriptive title, this oban-format woodblock print is one of several works in Tsunetomi's catalog whose specific subject has not been individually documented. Kitano Tsunetomi was an Osaka-based Nihonga painter who produced a celebrated body of shin-hanga prints focusing on bijin-ga, portraits of women drawn primarily from the entertainment districts of the Kansai region. His prints are recognized for their psychological depth, rich color harmonies, and the painterly quality that his Nihonga training brought to the woodblock medium. Without a title, the subject of this print remains unconfirmed, though it almost certainly depicts a female figure in keeping with the genre that defined Tsunetomi's printmaking career.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kitano Tsunetomi was created by Kitano Tsunetomi (北野恒富).
Kitano Tsunetomi was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Kitano Tsunetomi depicts figures and bijin-ga.
