$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 holds a janome-gasa, a traditional Japanese umbrella with the distinctive bulls-eye or concentric circle pattern that gives it its name (janome literally means "snake's eye"). Shimura Tatsumi makes the umbrella's bold graphic pattern a major compositional element, its radiating circles creating a geometric counterpoint to the organic curves of the woman's figure and kimono. The janome-gasa has been a staple prop in [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) for centuries, serving as both a practical object and a framing device that directs attention to the face beneath it. Shimura's treatment honors this tradition while bringing his own refined sense of pattern and color to the iconic accessory.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Umbrella with bulls-eye pattern — 蛇の目 was created by Shimura Tatsumi (志村立美) in Not set.
Umbrella with bulls-eye pattern — 蛇の目 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Umbrella with bulls-eye pattern — 蛇の目 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and abstract.
