$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 stone image of Bishunu — a form of Vishnu encountered through Hiratsuka's travels in Asia, where Hindu iconography appears alongside Buddhist sculpture in the great trans-Asian cave temple complexes. The woodblock renders the stone deity's multiple attributes and characteristic iconography with the bold directness of his carving style. The subject reflects his sustained curiosity about the religious art of Asia beyond Japan.
Kamakura Daibutsu
1930
Color woodblock print
1950
Color woodblock print
大仏
Woodblock print
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Stone Image of Bishunu was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 20th century.
Stone Image of Bishunu depicts religious, mythology, and still life.
