$1,000–$15,000. Beauty prints by this artist are particularly sought after. Original prints and illustrations: $4,000–$8,000. Key value factors: Yumeji's popular image means many reproductions exist. Original prints are scarcer and more valued.
A bijin pauses at a beetle stall — perhaps a summer market where children and collectors buy living insects — in this composition that places Yumeji's characteristic female figure within the social world of Taisho-era Japan. The beetle seller's stall was a fixture of summer street fairs, and the bijin's interest in the caged insects gives the image both a specific seasonal and cultural context and an unexpected charm: the romantic Yumeji woman, here, is curious and grounded in the ordinary pleasures of a summer festival day.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Bijin and Beetle Stall (1) was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二).
Bijin and Beetle Stall (1) depicts bijin-ga, market scenes, and insects.
