Gekko's Sketches in Iroha-alphabet order (Vol. 2, fasc. 3)
by Ogata Gekko
by Ogata Gekko
$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
Gekko's Sketches in Iroha-Alphabet Order—a 1898 woodblock-printed book organizing images according to the traditional Japanese phonetic syllabary used as an alphabetical sequence—represents the encyclopedic, classificatory impulse in his work alongside the commercial. The iroha ordering principle imposed a conceptual structure on miscellaneous subjects, the alphabet itself becoming the organizing logic of a visual collection spanning many different subject types and compositional approaches.
Gekko's Sketches in Iroha-alphabet order (Vol. 2, fasc. 3) was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in 1898.
Gekko's Sketches in Iroha-alphabet order (Vol. 2, fasc. 3) depicts figures, daily life, and animals.
Gekko's Sketches in Iroha-alphabet order (Vol. 2, fasc. 3) measures 16.2 × 24 cm (Oban format).
