Doll Festival
- Date:
- 1904
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
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.
- Common examples: $100–$500
- Good impressions: $500–$2,000
- Premium/scarce: $2,000–$10,000
Description
"Doll Festival" (1904) depicts the Hina Matsuri celebration of the third day of the third month — when elaborate sets of imperial court dolls were displayed on tiered platforms, surrounded by traditional seasonal foods and decorations. The doll festival was primarily a celebration for girls, and Shuntei renders the specific visual richness of the occasion: the many-figured doll display, the paper decorations, the specific seasonal food offerings, and the children who gathered to admire the assembled court. The festival's combination of aesthetic pleasure and household ritual made it a natural subject for his genre work.
