Yamamura, Toyonari
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
$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 simply under the artist's name, Yamamura Toyonari, without a descriptive title for the depicted subject. Such catalog entries typically occur when a print has been separated from its original documentation or when the specific subject has not been identified by the holding institution. Toyonari's body of work encompasses kabuki actor portraits, [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) (beautiful women), landscapes, and occasional still-life subjects, and this print could belong to any of those categories. The woodblock format and oban dimensions are consistent with his standard production. The print represents part of the archival work that remains in cataloging [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) prints, many of which entered Western collections without the Japanese-language title slips or publisher marks that would aid identification.
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, Toyonari was created by Yamamura Toyonari (山村豊成).
Yamamura, Toyonari was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Yamamura, Toyonari depicts figures and bijin-ga.
