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.
This 1921 woodblock print bears the artist's own name as its title, functioning as either a self-portrait or a signature work meant to represent Tobari's practice. Created eight years after his earliest dated prints, it comes from a point when Tobari had established his identity within the [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) movement and could present a work under his own name with confidence. Whether the print depicts Tobari himself or simply serves as a visual introduction to his art, it carries the weight of self-identification, an artist declaring through carved wood and pressed ink who he is and what his work stands for.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Tobari Kogan was created by Kogan Tobari (戸張孤雁) in 1921.
Tobari Kogan depicts figures and portraits.
