Untitled- Cat
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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.
A cat rendered in Henmi's woodblock technique — a subject that sits apart from his landscape and urban documentary work, suggesting an affectionate personal observation. The cat, a domestic subject, brings Henmi's attentiveness to close observation down to the household scale, the animal's form and repose rendered with the same graphic care he gave to mountains and rivers. Cat subjects were popular in the Taisho and Showa print world, and Henmi's version reflects both this broader taste and his own direct observation.
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Untitled- Cat was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
Untitled- Cat depicts animals and cats.
