Arrowhead
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- japancoll
$300–$3,000. Common folk art prints: $300–$800. Key value factors: Mori's cheerful folk art prints are affordably priced. His stencil technique (kappazuri) is distinctive.
Arrowhead (ogi-no-ha) — the aquatic plant with its distinctive arrow-shaped leaves that bloomed in summer ponds and marshes — was a classic subject in Japanese botanical and seasonal art, associated with the Boys' Festival and the spirit of vigorous, direct forward movement implied by the arrowhead shape. Mori's rendering likely played on both the plant's decorative appeal and its symbolic resonance, the bold graphic form of the arrowhead leaf translating well into his stencil printing technique. The plant's watery habitat connected it to the summer season and the festival context he depicted throughout his calendar series.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Arrowhead was created by Yoshitoshi Mori (森義利).
Arrowhead depicts birds & flowers and summer.
