Roses
- Date:
- 1968
- Medium:
- Etching and aquatint, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 31.8 × 25.1 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$1,000–$6,000. Flower prints by this artist are particularly popular. Good farmhouse etchings: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: Tanaka's exquisite farmhouse etchings are beloved by collectors worldwide. Since his death in 2019, prices have firmed. Traditional thatched-roof subjects are most popular.
"Roses" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) botanical print by Tanaka Ryohei, created during the Showa and Heisei periods. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the printing medium with characteristic refinement.
Tanaka Ryohei captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of the printing technique.
This print represents Tanaka Ryohei's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa and Heisei periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Roses was created by Tanaka Ryohei (田中良平) in 1968.
Roses uses Etching, on etching and aquatint, ink and color on paper.
Roses measures 31.8 × 25.1 cm.
