$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Matsubara's bold black-and-white prints are distinctive and sought after. Larger formats command premiums.
This woodblock print from the Showa period, circa 1960-1978, is identified as an original print from the "Kyoto Woodcuts" publication, Matsubara's sustained portfolio of images depicting Japan's ancient capital. The date range spans nearly two decades of intermittent work on the series, reflecting the extended creative engagement that a city as visually and culturally rich as Kyoto demanded. Each print in the portfolio captured a specific location, season, or architectural detail from the former imperial capital, rendered in Matsubara's mokuhanga technique using water-based pigments and traditional handmade paper. The "Kyoto Woodcuts" project positioned Matsubara as an inheritor of the long tradition of Kyoto meisho (famous place) imagery while updating that tradition through her bold, modern graphic sensibility.
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.
Original Print from the publication Kyoto Woodcuts, Shôwa period, circa 1960-1978 was created by Naoko Matsubara (松原直子).
Original Print from the publication Kyoto Woodcuts, Shôwa period, circa 1960-1978 depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and animals, set at Kyoto.
