$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Sora's prints are modestly priced and accessible to collectors.
Bearing the catalog designation "69-10," this woodblock print continues Sora's exploration of children's consciousness in a work likely completed in October 1969. The numerical suffix suggests it is part of a dated sequence within the broader "Children's Mind" theme, allowing Sora to revisit the subject with fresh variations over time. Each return to the theme produces a different composition, as if capturing a different moment or mood within the shifting landscape of childhood thought. The 1969 date places this variant later than the undated version, and the visual differences between the two prints record how Sora's own understanding of the subject evolved. The mokuhanga medium's organic textures reinforce the theme of natural, unforced perception that the title invokes.
Children's Mind 69-10 was created by Mitsuaki Sora (空充秋).
Children's Mind 69-10 depicts children and daily life.
