$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.
The distinctive roofline of Nagasaki — the hillside city's tiled rooftops descending in tiers toward the harbor, the city's architectural character shaped by centuries of contact with China, the Netherlands, and Portugal — appears in this landscape view by Yumeji from his 1920 Nagasaki series. Nagasaki's rooftops differ significantly from those of Kyoto or Tokyo, their foreign-influenced character visible in the curvature of the tile work and the layout of the hillside terraces. Yumeji's view captures the city's distinctive hybrid visual character.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Roofs in Nagasaki was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二).
Roofs in Nagasaki depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and architecture, set at Nagasaki.
