$1,000–$6,000. Common prints: $1,000–$2,000. 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.
"Summer Afternoon (Natsu no gogo), Shôwa period, dated 1969" 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.
広隆寺牛祭
Woodblock print
二月 (伏見稲荷大社祭)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
七月 (祇園祭山鉾巡行)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
八月 (三条大橋より大文字)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Summer Afternoon (Natsu no gogo), Shôwa period, dated 1969 was created by Tadashi Nakayama (中山正).
Summer Afternoon (Natsu no gogo), Shôwa period, dated 1969 depicts summer.
