Stream in the Morning
- Date:
- 1958
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 76.2 × 61.9 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$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 early morning — the water still, the air cool, the light not yet fully established — is rendered in Hiratsuka's 1958 woodblock, ink on paper. The stream subject belongs to his river and water studies, the morning hour chosen for its quality of suspended animation before the day's activity begins. His knife work conveys both the water's movement and the stillness of the surrounding landscape.
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Stream in the Morning was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1958.
Stream in the Morning depicts rivers & lakes.
Stream in the Morning measures 76.2 × 61.9 cm.
