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 sixteenth untitled print by Nakajima Kiyoshi. His works catalogued without titles represent a portion of his output that has not yet been reconnected with its original provenance documentation — a task made easier when similar titled works can serve as reference points for attribution and dating. The visual qualities of his untitled works — the soft atmospheric treatment of natural settings, the animated figures in wind-blown landscapes, the characteristic palette of muted greens, blues, and earth tones — allow confident attribution even in the absence of titles.
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.
