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 print by Tagawa Ken in the collection of the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco, part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco system. The Legion of Honor holds significant Japanese print holdings, and Tagawa's presence there reflects the strong West Coast appreciation for Japanese art that developed through decades of cultural exchange across the Pacific. San Francisco's Japanese American community and its proximity to Japan made the city a natural gateway for the reception of modern Japanese prints in America. Tagawa's work found a receptive audience among collectors drawn to the directness and material honesty of the sosaku hanga tradition.
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.
Legion of Honor was created by Tagawa Ken (田川憲).
Legion of Honor depicts landscapes and abstract.
