$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
Mari Tahei hunting tigers—a scene from the folklore of Japanese adventurers in Korea or Asia—depicts a legendary figure whose tiger hunting exploits entered popular culture through kabuki plays and oral tradition. The tiger hunt in an exotic landscape gave Gekko an opportunity to combine animal naturalism with figure painting in a composition charged with exotic adventure, the dangerous quarry and the skilled hunter in dynamic confrontation.
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.
Mari Tahei hunting tigers was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Mari Tahei hunting tigers depicts landscapes, figures, and animals.
