$300–$2,500. Common landscapes: $300–$800. Key value factors: Okumura's atmospheric landscape prints are modestly priced. Mountain and lake scenes are most sought after.
Listed under an auction catalog title rather than its original Japanese subject heading, this woodblock print by Okumura Koichi entered the collecting market through an Asian art internet sale. Auction-sourced prints sometimes lose their original titles when separated from album folders or publisher wrappers. The work is rendered in oban format, the standard size for shin-hanga landscape prints, and almost certainly depicts one of the scenic locations across Japan that Koichi documented throughout his career. His output focused on temples, lakes, mountain views, and seasonal landscapes, with a particular concentration on Kyoto and its environs. The print's passage through online auction reflects the secondary market's role in circulating postwar shin-hanga to international collectors.
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.
Asian Collection Internet Auction was created by Okumura Koichi (奥村厚一).
Asian Collection Internet Auction depicts landscapes and travel scenes.
