Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
This second untitled woodblock print by Imoto Tekiho adds to the group of works in his catalog that lack descriptive titles. The accumulation of untitled works suggests either that Tekiho did not consistently title his prints, or that the titles were lost during the cataloging process. In either case, the prints themselves carry all the information needed to appreciate them: Tekiho's handling of the woodblock medium, his eye for natural subjects, and his ability to translate the aesthetics of [sumi](/glossary/sumi)-e ink painting into the different but related discipline of woodblock printing. Each untitled work is an independent composition that participates in the broader conversation between Japanese ink painting tradition and the woodblock print medium.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Untitled (tekiho-imoto) was created by Imoto Tekiho (井元荻浦).
Untitled (tekiho-imoto) depicts birds & flowers, landscapes, and abstract.
