$1,000–$15,000. Reproductions and common prints: $1,000–$3,000. Key value factors: Yumeji's popular image means many reproductions exist. Original prints are scarcer and more valued.
Hara Shobo — a Tokyo antiquarian bookshop specializing in Japanese prints and illustrated books — was closely associated with Yumeji's published work, and this print may commemorate or celebrate that relationship. Yumeji worked extensively in the illustrated book medium, and his relationship with publishers and booksellers was central to his career and his influence. The print situates a figurative subject — possibly a portrait, possibly an allegorical figure — within the commercial and cultural world of the Taisho-era book trade.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Hara Shobō was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二).
Hara Shobō depicts urban scenes and daily life.
