Sprout D, Shôwa period,
by Toko Shinoda
- Date:
- Shôwa period, 1926-1989
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
by Toko Shinoda
$2,000–$20,000+. Common lithographs: $2,000–$5,000. Key value factors: As one of Japan's most celebrated modern artists who lived to 107, Shinoda's work has a large, devoted following. Original sumi paintings far exceed print prices.
This Showa-period variant of Sprout D is a woodblock print that shares its title and theme with the ink-on-paper version but arrives through the distinct process of block carving and pressing. The Showa dating places it before 1989, aligning it with the other Sprout D in Shinoda's 1980s output. Where the two versions diverge is in the specific textures and edges that their respective techniques produce. Woodblock printing enforces a certain crispness at the boundary of each form, giving the sprouting shapes a definition that brush-applied ink might soften.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sprout D, Shôwa period, was created by Toko Shinoda (篠田桃紅) in Shôwa period, 1926-1989.
Sprout D, Shôwa period, uses Lithograph, on woodblock print.
