by Tagawa Ken
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Tagawa's sosaku-hanga prints are affordably priced and accessible to collectors exploring the creative print tradition.
A woodblock print by Tagawa Ken from the collection of the Harvard Art Museum, one of several American institutions that acquired examples of postwar Japanese printmaking during the decades when sosaku hanga was gaining international recognition. Harvard's collection of Japanese prints spans from Edo-period [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e) to contemporary works, and Tagawa's inclusion places him within that broad historical arc. The museum context underscores how mid-twentieth-century Japanese printmakers successfully brought their work to a global audience, finding collectors and institutions far beyond Japan who valued the unique qualities of hand-carved and hand-printed woodblock art.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Harvard Art Museum was created by Tagawa Ken (田川憲).
Harvard Art Museum depicts landscapes and abstract.
