Nude figure of a woman reclining
by Kogan Tobari
- Date:
- Japanese, Taishô era, 20th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- mfa
by Kogan Tobari
Beauty subjects are especially sought after in this category. 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.
Nude Figure of a Woman Reclining is a Taisho-era woodblock that explores the Western convention of the reclining nude through the Japanese medium of carved and printed wood. The horizontal composition demanded by the reclining pose stretches across the block, the figure's body creating a landscape of curves and shadows. Tobari approaches the subject with a frankness that the [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) movement enabled, free from the coded eroticism of traditional [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) or the constraints of commercial print publishing. The woodblock's grain introduces a textural element absent from the oil paintings and charcoal drawings that typically housed this subject in Western art.
Mutsu Tsuta onsen
1919
Color woodblock print; oban
1943
Color woodblock print
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
1924
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nude figure of a woman reclining was created by Kogan Tobari (戸張孤雁) in Japanese, Taishô era, 20th century.
Nude figure of a woman reclining depicts nude and figures.
