$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.
Goro, Showa period, dated 1974, depicts the kabuki character Soga no Goro — the younger of the two Soga brothers whose vendetta against their father's killer was one of the most celebrated revenge narratives in Japanese popular culture. Goro was typically depicted as a young, hot-blooded warrior, his impatience and passionate commitment to vengeance contrasting with his older brother Juro's more measured approach. Mori's rendering would have captured the character's characteristic theatrical energy — the bold aragoto posture, the fierce expression, the elaborate costume that marked him as a figure of noble spirit.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Goro, Shôwa period, dated 1974 was created by Yoshitoshi Mori (森義利).
Goro, Shôwa period, dated 1974 depicts figures, kabuki, and warriors.
