Print 1
by Insho Domoto
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
This oban woodblock print, titled simply Print 1, bears a generic designation that may indicate it was the first in a numbered series or that its original title has been lost in the course of collection and cataloging. Domoto produced woodblock prints throughout his career alongside his primary Nihonga painting practice, and not all prints have survived with complete title and provenance information. The oban format is standard for Domoto's woodblock output, and the print likely depicts a Kyoto subject consistent with his artistic focus on the ancient capital's landscapes, temples, and cultural traditions. The numerical title invites the viewer to engage with the image on purely visual terms, without the interpretive framework that a descriptive title would provide.
More Prints by Insho Domoto
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
Print 1 was created by Insho Domoto (堂本印象).
Print 1 depicts landscapes.