$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.
A woman warms herself at a kotatsu, the traditional Japanese heated table covered with a heavy quilt, in this [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print. Shimura Tatsumi presents a scene of winter domestic comfort, the figure's relaxed posture suggesting the drowsy pleasure of warmth against cold. The kotatsu is more than furniture in Japanese culture; it is a gathering place, a site of family intimacy, and a symbol of winter home life. Shimura renders the bulky textile of the quilt and the woman's emerging upper body with equal care, creating a composition where the human form and its domestic environment merge into a single warm mass.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kotatsu- Japanese warmer was created by Shimura Tatsumi (志村立美) in Not set.
Kotatsu- Japanese warmer was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Kotatsu- Japanese warmer depicts bijin-ga, winter, and interiors.
