Unknown 5
by Ohno Bakufu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$1,000–$8,000. Common fish prints: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: The 'Great Japanese Fish' series is his signature work and most collected. Individual fish prints vary in desirability. Complete sets are rare.
Description
This unidentified print — catalogued simply as "Unknown 5" — is one of several works in Bakufu's oeuvre that lacks reliable identification data, suggesting it may be an image whose subject has not been confirmed or whose documentation was lost. Given the context of Bakufu's output, it is likely either a fish from his compendium, a landscape, or a genre scene. Even unidentified, the work reflects the care and technical mastery that characterized all of Bakufu's printmaking throughout his long career.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Unknown 5 was created by Ohno Bakufu (大野麦風).
Unknown 5 depicts fish and still life.