$300–$3,000. Common illustrations: $300–$800. Key value factors: Iwata's stylish modern women prints bridge illustration and fine art. Original prints command more than reproductions.
Spring Mild, titled Haru Asaku in Japanese, describes the tentative early days of spring when warmth arrives in small increments rather than all at once. The Japanese phrase implies shallowness or lightness, spring still barely present rather than fully established. Iwata's [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock translates this meteorological subtlety into visual terms, likely through restrained color and compositions that hold back from the full bloom that later spring would bring. It is a print about anticipation rather than arrival, the season's promise visible but not yet fulfilled in the still-cool air and just-opening buds.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Spring Mild — 春浅く was created by Sentaro Iwata (岩田専太郎).
Spring Mild — 春浅く depicts spring.
