#84 Kagurazaka
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
Kagurazaka — the lively street and neighborhood in Shinjuku ward that runs uphill from the Iidabashi station — was known in Henmi's time for its geisha houses, traditional restaurants, and the particular social mixture of old Tokyo culture with modern city life. As print number 84 in the One Hundred New Views of Tokyo series, this work captures a specific location within the ambitious collective project that Henmi co-organized to document the changing city through sosaku-hanga prints.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
#84 Kagurazaka was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
#84 Kagurazaka depicts urban scenes and travel scenes.
