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 fourth untitled print by Nakajima Kiyoshi. His oeuvre demonstrates a sustained commitment to a particular emotional register: the quiet, wind-moved beauty of Japanese rural and suburban landscapes, typically inhabited by female figures and children whose presence in these outdoor spaces communicates a nostalgic warmth toward the natural world and traditional Japanese life. This sensibility, broadly accessible and deeply Japanese in its cultural references, made Nakajima's work popular with a wide range of collectors during the Showa period and beyond.
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.
