![Title unknown [Young couple looking into a well] by Takehisa Yumeji — Japanese Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 1910s–1930s](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/132729.jpg)
$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.
A young couple bends together over a well — perhaps looking for a reflection, perhaps drawing water, perhaps just the shared act of leaning into the same darkness — in this Taisho-era composition by Yumeji. The well is an old symbol in Japanese tradition: a threshold between the surface world and something deeper, a place of reflection and revelation. The couple at the well share both a physical position and an act of looking, their togetherness defined by what they are both looking down into — a shared depth.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Title unknown [Young couple looking into a well] was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二) in 1910s–1930s.
Title unknown [Young couple looking into a well] depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.
Title unknown [Young couple looking into a well] measures 19.4 × 12.1 cm (Oban format).
