Yamamura Kôka (Toyonari)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- mfa
$2,000–$15,000. Common subjects: $2,000–$5,000. Key value factors: Yamamura's Art Deco-influenced designs are particularly sought after. Kabuki actor prints and bold modern compositions command the highest prices.
This [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print is cataloged under the artist's alternate name, Yamamura Koka, the art name (go) by which Toyonari was also known. The print likely represents a work published under this name, which Toyonari used during certain periods of his career. The dual naming convention was common among Japanese artists, and prints bearing the Koka name are the same artist as those signed Toyonari. This particular entry may depict a kabuki actor, a bijin subject, or a landscape, depending on the period in which it was produced. The existence of works under both names has occasionally caused confusion in Western collections and catalogs, where the same artist may be filed under two separate entries. The print contributes to the complete picture of an artist whose output spanned theater, landscape, and figure subjects.
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.
Yamamura Kôka (Toyonari) was created by Yamamura Toyonari (山村豊成).
Yamamura Kôka (Toyonari) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Yamamura Kôka (Toyonari) depicts figures and bijin-ga.
