$1,000–$8,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Hashimoto's bold castle prints are his most recognizable and collected works. Larger formats command premiums.
Castle, printed in an edition of four, represents Hashimoto's generalized approach to the castle subject when he chose to depict the architectural type rather than a specific named fortification. Without the identifying details of a particular castle's donjon or gate, the image becomes a meditation on the formal qualities shared by all of Japan's historic fortifications: massive stone foundations, whitewashed walls, complex layered roof structures, and the commanding relationship to the landscape they dominate.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Castle was created by Okiie Hashimoto (橋本興家) in 4/20, not dated.
Castle depicts castles.
