$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
Cavalryman Higashibata Rinpei—another in the individual hero portrait series—documents one of the soldiers whose specific acts during the Sino-Japanese War earned official recognition. The mounted cavalry figure gave Gekko a subject combining the warrior's individual heroism with the visual splendor of horse and rider in full military kit, the animal's power amplifying the human figure's authority. These individual portraits served as a kind of printed medal of honor.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cavalryman Higashibata Rinpei ... was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in February 1895.
Cavalryman Higashibata Rinpei ... depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
Cavalryman Higashibata Rinpei ... measures 36.2 × 24.4 cm (Oban format).
