$5,000–$40,000. Beauty prints by this artist are particularly sought after. Modern beauty series: $12,000–$25,000. Key value factors: Very limited output makes all prints relatively scarce. The 'Styles of Contemporary Make-up' series is most collected.
"Bijin Under Cherry Tree," from 1930, presents one of Japanese art's most iconic pairings — the beautiful woman beneath blossoming cherry trees — in Kobayakawa's characteristically direct, modern interpretation. Where traditional bijin-ga placed women passively within seasonal settings, Kobayakawa's subject seems to own her position under the sakura, dressed in fashionable attire and meeting the viewer's gaze with quiet assurance. The cherry blossoms provide seasonal context and classical resonance while the figure establishes herself as thoroughly contemporary.
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Woodblock print
1/1931
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1924
Oil on board
Kumoi sakura
1926
Color woodblock print
1935
Color woodblock print
Romon
1935
Color woodblock print
円山公園桜
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Bijin Under Cherry Tree (1) was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in 1930.
Bijin Under Cherry Tree (1) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930).
Bijin Under Cherry Tree (1) depicts cherry blossoms, bijin-ga, and trees.