$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.
Mori — from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Great Japan — presents a military commander (the Mori clan patriarch, most likely the great Chugoku warlord Mori Motonari) within the format of a celebrated print series. The "mirror" series format, which organized individual prints into a coherent collection, was a standard feature of Edo-period print publishing that Mori drew on for some of his historical subjects. The depiction of the great warrior within the established genre framework of the meisho kagami gave his stencil print a connection to the long tradition of hero-portrait prints in Japanese popular art.
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
c. 1827/30
Color woodblock print; oban
c. 1827/30
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Môri ?, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Great Japan (Dai nihon meishô kagami) was created by Yoshitoshi Mori (森義利).
Yes — Môri ?, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Great Japan (Dai nihon meishô kagami) is part of the Mirror of Famous Generals of Great Japan series by Yoshitoshi Mori.
Môri ?, from the series Mirror of Famous Generals of Great Japan (Dai nihon meishô kagami) depicts heroes & warriors, warriors, and portraits.
