$1,000–$6,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,000. 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.
The secondhand bookstores of Kanda in Tokyo — a neighborhood that has been the center of Japan's book trade for over a century — are captured in this print from Tanaka's contribution to the series "One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century," produced between 1989 and 1995. The densely packed shopfronts of Jimbocho, with their overflowing shelves and hand-lettered signs, gave Tanaka a subject that combined his love of architectural texture with the specific material culture of urban intellectual life.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Seconhand bookstores St. KANDA (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ) was created by Tanaka Ryohei (田中良平) in 1995.
Seconhand bookstores St. KANDA (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ) depicts urban scenes and landscapes, set at Tokyo.
