$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.
A summer village — the Japanese countryside in its season of deepest green, when rice paddies fill with water and vegetation and the heavy heat settles over thatched rooftops. Tanaka's 1980 etching captures the particular quality of summer in the Japanese village: the paradox of abundant growth and torpid stillness, the way traditional farmhouses seem to absorb and shelter against the season's intensity. The Village Scenes tag situates this among his most characteristic subjects.
広隆寺牛祭
Woodblock print
二月 (伏見稲荷大社祭)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
七月 (祇園祭山鉾巡行)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
八月 (三条大橋より大文字)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Summer Village was created by Tanaka Ryohei (田中良平) in 1980.
Summer Village uses Etching, on etching.
Summer Village depicts summer and village scenes.
