$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 young girl's portrait accompanied by a written poem — integrating text and image in the classical Japanese tradition — rendered in Hiratsuka's 1984 woodblock. The girl's direct gaze anchors the composition while the accompanying poem extends the meaning into language. Made in his late eighties, this is among his most technically accomplished late figure portraits.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Portrait of a Girl with Accompanying Poem was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1984.
Portrait of a Girl with Accompanying Poem depicts children, daily life, and portraits.
