Peony
- Date:
- 1942
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art of Japan
$1,500–$10,000. Common prints: $1,500–$3,000. Key value factors: Settai's literary elegance and refined technique have a niche but devoted following among collectors of Japanese aestheticism.
"Peony" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) botanical print by Komura Settai, created during the Taisho and Showa periods. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the woodblock medium with characteristic refinement.
Komura Settai captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of woodblock printing.
This print represents Komura Settai's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Taisho and Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Peony was created by Komura Settai (小村雪岱) in 1942.
Peony was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1942).
Peony depicts birds & flowers.
