$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.
Lovers presents a couple in intimate closeness — an unusual subject for Mori, whose work was predominantly concerned with theatrical performance, festival celebration, and the commercial life of the traditional city. The lovers' subject allowed him to explore a more private and personal dimension of human experience, the two figures creating a closed world of mutual attention that excluded the busy social life of his other genre subjects. His stencil technique, with its bold color areas and clear outlines, gave the intimacy subject a graphic directness that transformed it from sentiment into statement.
Showa - Contemporary 1970's
Drawing
Showa - Contemporary 1970's
Drawing
1900
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Lovers was created by Yoshitoshi Mori (森義利).
Lovers depicts shunga.
