$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.
Tatami-mat Maker presents the craftsman who created the rush-covered floor mats that defined the living spaces of traditional Japanese domestic architecture. The tatami maker's craft required the careful cutting and binding of fresh rush (igusa) to a rice-straw core, producing the clean-scented, precisely proportioned mats that organized the spatial logic of Japanese rooms. Mori's documentation of this trade honored a craft that was as fundamental to Japanese domestic life as any, and his rendering of the craftsman at work captured both the physical skill and the aesthetic judgment that distinguished quality tatami production.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Tatami-mat Maker was created by Yoshitoshi Mori (森義利).
Tatami-mat Maker depicts craftspeople, daily life, and interiors.
