Crete-de-coq
- Date:
- early 1930s
- Medium:
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
$500–$5,000. Common landscapes: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Collaborative prints with Frank Brangwyn are most sought after.
Crête-de-coq (cockscomb, Celosia cristata) is a striking ornamental plant whose velvety, brain-like flower heads come in vivid reds, oranges, and purples. This print from the early 1930s shows Urushibara turning his botanical attention to one of the more unusual flowering plants of the European garden. The cockscomb's elaborate, convoluted surface texture presents a challenge well-suited to woodblock printing, where careful knife-work can suggest the velvet ridges of the bloom.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Crete-de-coq was created by Yoshijiro Urushibara (漆原木虫) in early 1930s.
Crete-de-coq depicts birds & flowers and still life.
