$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 cryptic title suggesting a kimono sleeve visible in or beside a wash trough at Iwakuni. Hiratsuka's woodblock subjects range from the monumental to the incidental, and this undated work may belong to his interest in the overlooked objects and scenes of daily life. Iwakuni, home to the famous Kintai-kyō bridge, was a place he visited repeatedly.
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.
Whose a Sleeve of a Wash Trough, Iwakuni was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Whose a Sleeve of a Wash Trough, Iwakuni depicts landscapes, daily life, and interiors.
