Aunt over there — Muko no Obasan
- Date:
- 1896
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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.
"Aunt Over There" (向こうのおばさん, Muko no Obasan, 1896) depicts a specific social interaction with the mild humor suggested by its title — the aunt seen across the way, perhaps glimpsed through a window or across a garden wall, the specific relationship rendered through the combination of physical distance and familiar designation. This kind of intimate social observation was characteristic of Shuntei's interest in the textures of everyday social life, the micro-dramas of neighborhood relationship and domestic interaction.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Aunt over there — Muko no Obasan was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1896.
Aunt over there — Muko no Obasan depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.
