Leave Summer
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- japancoll
Typical Price
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Takahashi's prints are modestly priced. Quality examples with strong design are most valued.
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Takahashi's prints are modestly priced. Quality examples with strong design are most valued.
A woodblock print marking the departure of summer, that transitional moment when heat begins to relent and the first hints of autumn appear in the quality of light and the behavior of foliage. The title "Leave Summer" reads almost as a command, an imperative mood that gives the seasonal shift an active quality rather than treating it as passive change. Takahashi likely renders this transitional atmosphere through color and form, moving between the warm palette of summer and the cooler tones that announce its end. The subject reflects the Japanese aesthetic sensitivity to seasonal boundaries, the spaces between named seasons where one quality of air and light gives way to another.
広隆寺牛祭
Woodblock print
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second half 20th century
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Leave Summer was created by Takahashi Rikio (高橋力雄).
Leave Summer depicts summer.
