$500–$8,000. Common later works: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: His enormous output (lived to 102) means most works are accessible. Early black-and-white prints are most valued.
The Meganebashi — "Spectacles Bridge" — at Nagasaki, Japan's oldest stone arch bridge built by Chinese craftsmen in 1634, is rendered with Hiratsuka's direct woodblock line. The bridge's distinctive double-arch design, reflected in the Nakashima River to create the appearance of spectacles, made it an irresistible subject for an artist drawn to bridge architecture.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Megane Bridge in Nagasaki was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Megane Bridge in Nagasaki depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Nagasaki.
