$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.
Yamashiro and Kizu are areas in southern Kyoto Prefecture where the Kizugawa River flows through a landscape combining rice agriculture with the ruins and remains of ancient settlements — this region was home to early Buddhist temples and the short-lived Nagaoka capital. Tanaka's 1978 etching approaches this layered landscape through his characteristic architectural lens, finding in the region's vernacular structures the visible evidence of deep historical continuity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Yamashiro, Kizu was created by Tanaka Ryohei (田中良平) in 1978.
Yamashiro, Kizu uses Etching, on etching.
