$1,000–$15,000. Common landscapes: $1,000–$3,000. Key value factors: Kasamatsu's early shin-hanga works (pre-1955) tend to be more valued than his later sosaku-hanga production.
Four mallard ducks cluster at the shallow margin where water meets earth, their green-headed plumage and brown bodies reflected in the still surface. Kasamatsu composes the birds with careful attention to their spatial arrangement — how they orient relative to one another, how they relate to the water's edge — rather than imposing a conventional flock pattern. The intimate scale and close framing reflect his approach to bird subjects in his later [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) work, where natural observation took priority over decorative convention.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
FOUR DUCKS AT THE WATER'S EDGE was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
FOUR DUCKS AT THE WATER'S EDGE was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
FOUR DUCKS AT THE WATER'S EDGE depicts birds & flowers, rivers & lakes, and animals.
