An Oharame Girl Carrying Firewood on Her Head by Tomikichiro Tokuriki — Japanese Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 20th century

An Oharame Girl Carrying Firewood on Her Head

by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Date:
20th century
Medium:
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Format:
Chuban
Publisher:
Unsodo

Typical Price

Depicting an Oharame girl carrying firewood through the hills near Kyoto, this print captures a traditional rural figure that Tokuriki rendered with gentle sentimentality. Publisher-produced editions bearing an Unsodo or Uchida seal typically sell for $50-$200. Self-published versions with only Tokuriki's own seal command higher prices, generally $200-$500.

Description

A young woman from the village of Ohara carrying a bundle of firewood on her head, a traditional Kyoto scene.

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