Mitate No.23 - Pine Woods (Mura-matsu)
by Nana Shiomi
- Date:
- 1999
- Medium:
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
by Nana Shiomi
$1,500–$8,000. Common subjects: $1,500–$3,000. Key value factors: Shiomi's exquisite mezzotint technique makes her prints highly sought after. Still life subjects are most collected.
"Mitate No.23 - Pine Woods" is a contemporary print by Shiomi Nana, created during the contemporary. This work captures the enduring presence of trees with the contemplative sensitivity that characterizes the artist's finest nature prints.
Shiomi Nana renders the subject with masterful control of the printing medium, using the interplay of carved line, color, and paper texture to evoke the tree's form, atmosphere, and symbolic resonance. Trees have long held special significance in Japanese art as symbols of endurance, seasonal change, and the beauty of the natural world.
This print represents Shiomi Nana's contribution to the contemporary tradition during the contemporary. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mitate No.23 - Pine Woods (Mura-matsu) was created by Nana Shiomi (塩見奈々) in 1999.
Mitate No.23 - Pine Woods (Mura-matsu) depicts landscapes and trees.
