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.
An eleventh untitled work by Nakajima Kiyoshi. The quantity of untitled prints in Nakajima's catalogued output reflects both the scale of his production and the challenges of maintaining complete title documentation across a career spanning several decades. His titled works carry poetic Japanese titles — often paired with English translations — that situate them within a specific aesthetic tradition; the untitled works share the same visual qualities but await the archival research that would restore their original titles and compositional identities.
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.
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima) was created by Nakajima Kiyoshi (中島潔).
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima) depicts landscapes, figures, and bijin-ga.
