$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.
Rain falling on the Tama River — the waterway that flows from the mountains of western Tokyo to Tokyo Bay — is rendered here with ink and color on paper in a 1929 woodblock. The rain subject gives Hiratsuka a rare opportunity to depict atmospheric conditions, the river's surface broken by falling drops. The Tama River was a familiar landscape from his years living in western Tokyo.
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.
Rain on the Tama River was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1929.
Rain on the Tama River depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and rain.
Rain on the Tama River measures 22.1 × 30.5 cm.
