$5,000–$200,000+. Reproduction prints: $5,000–$15,000. Key value factors: Shoen's paintings are far more valuable than prints. Authenticity and provenance are critical.
This print appears to reference Yurimoto Keiko, possibly a figure from literature, history, or Shoen's personal circle. Shoen's body of work occasionally extends beyond anonymous bijin to depict named individuals, whether historical women from classical literature, characters from Noh and kabuki drama, or contemporaries from the Kyoto cultural world. The naming of a specific person transforms the print from a generic beauty portrait into a character study with biographical or narrative dimension. Shoen's training under Takeuchi Seiho emphasized direct observation and truthful representation, principles she applied whether her subject was an idealized beauty or a specific individual. The oban format and woodblock medium give the print the same technical refinement as Shoen's anonymous bijin-ga work, with precise carving of hair, facial features, and textile patterns that individualize the subject beyond the conventions of idealized portraiture.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Yurimoto, Keiko was created by Uemura Shoen (上村松園).
Yurimoto, Keiko depicts figures and bijin-ga.
