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.
A woodblock print by Tanaka Kiyokichi, a practitioner of the sosaku hanga creative print movement who designed, carved, and printed his own works. Tanaka's prints reflect a personal engagement with the full woodblock process that gives each impression a handmade character impossible to achieve through division of labor. The grain of the woodblock, the pressure of the [baren](/glossary/baren) during printing, and the absorption of pigment into handmade paper all contribute visible texture to the finished work. These material qualities distinguish Tanaka's prints as objects made by direct physical effort rather than mechanical reproduction.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Tanaka Kiyokichi was created by Tanaka Kiyokichi (田中恭吉).
Tanaka Kiyokichi depicts landscapes and abstract.
