Eggplants
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Key value factors: For living or recently deceased artists, limited edition size and gallery representation drive value. Signed and numbered prints from smaller editions are most desirable.
Eggplants is an unexpected departure from Kokei's kabuki portraiture into the realm of still life. The nasu (eggplant) carries rich symbolic weight in Japanese culture: appearing in the auspicious New Year dream sequence (ichi-fuji, ni-taka, san-nasubi — first Fuji, second hawk, third eggplant), and prized in summer cuisine for its deep purple skin and yielding flesh. Kokei applies the same precision he brings to kabuki costume — the careful registration of color blocks, the attention to surface texture — to these humble vegetables, revealing an eye for form and color that extends well beyond the theater.
Eggplants was created by Tsuruya Kokei (弦屋光溪) in Not set.
Eggplants depicts still life and food & drink.
