$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.
The Sorrow of Kesa Gozen, printed in 1972 as a stencil in an edition of two, presents the tragic figure from the Heike Monogatari who sacrificed herself to save her husband — allowing her lover to kill her in mistake for her husband, whose place she took in the darkened room. Kesa Gozen was one of the most celebrated examples of female self-sacrifice in classical Japanese literature, and Mori's rendering of her grief and resolve would have honored both the emotional complexity of the character and the moral seriousness of her decision. The tiny edition of two prints makes this among the rarest of his documented works.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Sorrow of Kesa Gozen was created by Yoshitoshi Mori (森義利) in 1972.
The Sorrow of Kesa Gozen uses Stencil Print, on stencil on paper; edition 2/50.
