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.
A woodblock print by Kosaka Gajin, an artist active in the twentieth-century Japanese print world who worked across landscape, architectural, and figurative subjects. Kosaka brought a quiet, observational quality to his compositions, favoring understated tonal harmonies over dramatic contrasts. His prints tend toward contemplative stillness, inviting the viewer to slow down and notice details of light, texture, and spatial arrangement. This work is representative of the thoughtful, unhurried approach that distinguishes Kosaka's contribution to modern Japanese printmaking from more overtly experimental contemporaries.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kosaka Gajin was created by Kosaka Gajin (上坂雅人).
Kosaka Gajin depicts landscapes and figures.
