Onoe Baiko VII- Wisteria maiden
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
$2,000–$15,000. Kabuki actor portraits are highly collectible. Good actor or bijin-ga prints: $5,000–$10,000. Key value factors: Yamamura's Art Deco-influenced designs are particularly sought after. Kabuki actor prints and bold modern compositions command the highest prices.
"Onoe Baiko VII- Wisteria maiden" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) botanical print by Yamamura Toyonari, created during the Taisho and early Showa periods. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the woodblock medium with characteristic refinement.
Yamamura Toyonari captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of woodblock printing.
This print represents Yamamura Toyonari's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Taisho and early Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
1919
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Woodblock print
1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with nikawa and embossing
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Onoe Baiko VII- Wisteria maiden was created by Yamamura Toyonari (山村豊成).
Onoe Baiko VII- Wisteria maiden was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Onoe Baiko VII- Wisteria maiden depicts birds & flowers and kabuki.
