Ikio
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
$1,500–$12,000. Common subjects: $1,500–$4,000. Key value factors: Shimura's refined bijin-ga have a devoted collector base. Earlier prints and rarer subjects command premiums.
This [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print bears the title "Ikio," a word suggesting spirit, vigor, or momentum. Shimura Tatsumi captures a woman in a moment that radiates vital energy, her posture and expression communicating an inner force that pushes outward into the composition. Unlike the many [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) prints that emphasize stillness and composure, this work prioritizes dynamism, presenting feminine beauty as an active rather than passive quality. The title's connotation of forward momentum gives the image a sense of narrative direction, as though the viewer has caught the figure at a moment of decisive motion or emotional intensity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ikio was created by Shimura Tatsumi (志村立美) in Not set.
Ikio was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Ikio depicts figures and bijin-ga.
