Beauty subjects are especially sought after in this category. 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.
"Seven Bijin in a Bamboo Forest" (竹林七美人図, Chikurin shichi bijin zu) is a large-scale composition — likely a multi-sheet print — depicting seven beautiful women in a bamboo grove, alluding to the classical Chinese legend of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Chikurin no Shichiken) in a feminine version. The bamboo grove setting was both a natural location with deep literary associations and a visually dramatic environment: the tall, straight stems creating a vertical framework against which the women's figures and colorful kimono appeared with maximum contrast. This ambitious multi-figure composition demonstrates Shuntei's capability with complex figure arrangements.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Seven Bijin in a Bamboo Forest — 竹林七美人図 was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in Not set.
Seven Bijin in a Bamboo Forest — 竹林七美人図 depicts bijin-ga and trees.
