$200–$2,000. Common flower prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Rakuzan's botanical prints are beautifully produced and accessibly priced. Complete series sets are rare and more valuable.
A woodblock print capturing the threshold moment when summer's green begins its slow turn toward amber and rust. Tsuchiya Rakuzan renders early autumn not as dramatic transformation but as subtle signal: a single branch tinged with color, a migrating bird passing overhead, or the first dry leaves curling at the edges. Rakuzan's [kacho-e](/glossary/kacho-e) tradition of pairing flora and fauna with the changing seasons is especially suited to these transitional moments, where nature's shifts are visible only to a patient and attentive eye. The [oban](/glossary/oban) format provides ample room for the delicate observation that defines his finest prints.
Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi
1946
Color woodblock print
Woodblock print
1950
Color woodblock print
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Early Autumn was created by Tsuchiya Rakuzan (土屋楽山).
Early Autumn depicts autumn foliage.
