$200–$2,000. Tree compositions are among the artist's most valued subjects. Good temple/seasonal scenes: $500–$1,200. Key value factors: Kotozuka's Kyoto prints are popular and affordable. Seasonal temple scenes and garden views are most sought after.
Night [sakura](/glossary/sakura) (yozakura) prints present a compositional challenge distinct from daytime blossom subjects: the blossoms must read as luminous against a dark ground, reversing the usual light-on-light relationship of the daytime sakura print. Kotozuka would have built this effect through a deeply saturated indigo or near-black background [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi), against which white or pale pink blossoms appear almost phosphorescent. The subjects listed — cherry blossoms, night scenes, and trees — suggest the composition foregrounds a single mature tree, its pale blooms catching ambient light against darkness. Night sakura carries its own literary resonance in Japanese culture, evoking mono no aware, the pathos of transience. A lantern or moon disc partially obscured by branches would be consistent with this subject type.
Kumoi sakura
1926
Color woodblock print
1935
Color woodblock print
Romon
1935
Color woodblock print
円山公園桜
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cherry tree at night was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Cherry tree at night depicts cherry blossoms, night scenes, and trees.
