$1,000–$6,000. Horse prints are among this artist's most popular and collected subjects. Good horse/animal prints: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: Nakayama's bold, colorful horse prints are his most popular and collected works. Dynamic compositions with vivid color command the highest prices.
"Neighing Horses (Kaze ni hoyu / Uma), Shôwa period, dated 1958" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) print by Nakayama Tadashi, created during the Showa and Heisei periods. This dynamic composition captures the power and beauty of the horse with the bold, expressive style that characterizes the artist's most celebrated animal prints.
Nakayama Tadashi brings a distinctive visual energy to equine subjects, combining simplified forms with vibrant color to create images of great graphic impact. The result is a print that conveys the spirit and vitality of the animal through the unique possibilities of the woodblock medium.
This print represents Nakayama Tadashi's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa and Heisei periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Neighing Horses (Kaze ni hoyu / Uma), Shôwa period, dated 1958 was created by Tadashi Nakayama (中山正).
Neighing Horses (Kaze ni hoyu / Uma), Shôwa period, dated 1958 depicts animals.
