$1,500–$10,000. Common prints: $1,500–$3,000. Key value factors: Komai's intricate surrealistic etchings are highly regarded among serious print collectors. His early death at 56 limits available works.
This woodblock print by Tetsuro Komai bears the title Yoshinobu, a name with deep resonance in Japanese history. The most prominent Yoshinobu is Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the fifteenth and final shogun, who surrendered political authority during the Meiji Restoration of 1868. However, the title may also refer to other historical or contemporary figures, or even a literary character. Komai, whose primary medium was etching, brought an etcher's sensibility to his woodblock work: a preference for fine detail, tonal subtlety, and the patient construction of form through accumulated marks. This print represents the woodblock side of an artist whose reputation rests largely on intaglio techniques. The interplay between Komai's two printmaking practices enriches both: his etchings inform his carving decisions, and the woodblock medium's constraints push him toward a different kind of visual economy than the etching needle allows.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Yoshinobu was created by Tetsuro Komai (駒井哲郎).
Yoshinobu depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
