Imoto Tekiho

This oban woodblock print bears the title Imoto Tekiho, which appears to be a personal name rather than a descriptive subject. The title may reference a colleague, patron, or figure from Kyoto's artistic community with whom Domoto had a professional connection. Alternatively, it may be a misattribution or catalog notation that has displaced the print's original title. Domoto's oeuvre encompasses portraits alongside his more numerous landscape and genre subjects, and a named individual as a print subject is consistent with the portrait practice common among Nihonga artists of his generation. The oban format and woodblock medium are consistent with Domoto's standard print production, executed through the shin-hanga collaborative process of artist, carver, and printer working together to realize the design.