
Spring (Four Seasons of Lemons)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print and silkscreen
- Image courtesy of
- Asian Arts Collection

"Spring" is a contemporary sosaku-hanga landscape print by Yoshisuke Funasaka, created during the contemporary. This atmospheric composition captures a specific place and moment with the poetic sensibility that characterizes the finest Japanese landscape prints.
Yoshisuke Funasaka brings characteristic attention to atmospheric conditions and seasonal nuance, using the woodblock medium's capacity for subtle color gradation to create a landscape that feels both specific to its location and universal in its emotional resonance.
This print represents Yoshisuke Funasaka's contribution to the contemporary sosaku-hanga tradition during the contemporary. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.

1940
Woodblock print

1934
Color woodblock print; oban

Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban

September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Spring (Four Seasons of Lemons) was created by Yoshisuke Funasaka (舩坂芳助).
Spring (Four Seasons of Lemons) depicts seascapes and abstract.