$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.
A mountain stream in the Hida district of Gifu Prefecture — one of Japan's most rugged highland regions — is rendered with Hiratsuka's direct knife work conveying the water's force over stone. The 1958 woodblock belongs to his Gifu landscape series, the mountain interior's clear rivers and forested slopes providing material distinct from his coastal and temple subjects.
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.
Mountain Stream at Hida, Gifu Prefecture was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1958.
Mountain Stream at Hida, Gifu Prefecture depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mountains.
