Wind Patterns - 風もよう
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Typical Price
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
- Common examples: $100–$500
- Good impressions: $500–$2,000
- Premium/scarce: $2,000–$10,000
Description
Another iteration of "Wind Patterns" (風もよう) — Nakajima Kiyoshi's most frequently revisited compositional theme, the visible record that wind leaves in the world. Each new version of this title represents a fresh exploration of the same fundamental subject from a different seasonal, compositional, or atmospheric perspective: wind patterns in spring differ from wind patterns in autumn; wind patterns in a grass field differ from wind patterns on a water surface; the wind of a gentle afternoon differs from the wind of an approaching storm. Nakajima's sustained engagement with this subject constitutes an extended meditation on the visible world's invisible animating force.
