WOMAN HOLDING BASKET
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Koitsu's daytime landscapes and non-nocturnal scenes are less common on the primary market but still reflect his mastery of atmosphere and color. Values have risen steadily over the past decade.
This [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print by Tsuchiya Koitsu presents a woman holding a basket, placing the work within the [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) genre of beautiful-woman prints. Rather than the idealized courtesans of Edo-period [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e), Koitsu's figure suggests everyday life, a woman engaged in domestic tasks or returning from market. The basket serves as both a narrative detail grounding the scene in daily routine and a formal element that anchors the figure's pose. Koitsu's training under Kiyochika informed his approach to rendering the female figure with naturalistic proportion and contemporary dress rather than the stylized elongation of classical bijin-ga. The interplay between the figure and her simple accessory creates an intimate portrait of ordinary grace, valuing quiet dignity over theatrical beauty.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
WOMAN HOLDING BASKET was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
WOMAN HOLDING BASKET was published by Doi Sadaichi.
WOMAN HOLDING BASKET depicts bijin-ga.
