$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.
Saint Nichiren — the 13th-century monk whose teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism — is rendered in Hiratsuka's direct woodblock style in 1937. His sustained engagement with Nichiren subjects throughout his career reflects a deep personal identification with the sect's founder, whose exile to remote islands and uncompromising doctrinal positions resonated with the artist's own directness.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Saint Nichiren was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1937.
Saint Nichiren depicts figures, religious, and portraits.
