$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
Kogo in her hermitage at Sagano—the favorite of Emperor Takakura, who fled the Taira-controlled court to the bamboo district of western Kyoto and lived in hidden rusticity until discovered by the warrior Minamoto no Nakakuni—was a subject combining melancholy beauty with the specific atmosphere of the Sagano landscape. The bamboo grove setting, the simple rustic hermitage, and the beautiful woman in voluntary exile gave Gekko a composition of poetic atmosphere.
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.
Kogo in her hermitage at Sagano was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Kogo in her hermitage at Sagano depicts landscapes, figures, and bijin-ga.
