Ebi (shrimp) and plant leaves
- Date:
- c. 1930's
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art of Japan
$5,000–$40,000. Common subjects: $5,000–$10,000. Key value factors: Very limited output makes all prints relatively scarce. The 'Styles of Contemporary Make-up' series is most collected.
"Ebi (Shrimp) and Plant Leaves," from around the 1930s, is an unusual still-life departure from Kobayakawa's signature bijin-ga subjects, presenting a shrimp — a subject with deep roots in Japanese nature painting — arranged with decorative plant leaves. The ebi (shrimp) carried auspicious associations in Japanese culture, particularly with longevity and festivity due to its bent-back shape suggesting old age. Kobayakawa's handling of the natural history subject demonstrates his versatility beyond figure work.
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Woodblock print
1/1931
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1924
Oil on board
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ebi (shrimp) and plant leaves was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in c. 1930's.
Ebi (shrimp) and plant leaves was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1930's).
Ebi (shrimp) and plant leaves depicts fish.
