by Insho Domoto
"Untitled, coastal scene" is a shin-hanga print by Insho Domoto, created during the Taisho-Showa. This abstract work reflects the artist's exploration of form, color, and texture through the woodblock medium.
Insho Domoto approaches abstraction through the unique constraints and possibilities of woodblock printing, where the grain of the wood, the pressure of the baren, and the interaction of pigment and paper all contribute to the final image. Insho Domoto was one of the most important nihonga (Japanese-style painting) masters of the twentieth century, renowned for his Buddhist-themed paintings and ambitious temple murals, who also produced a small body of woodblock prints of exceptional quality.
As a sosaku-hanga work — designed, carved, and printed entirely by the artist's own hand — this print embodies the creative philosophy that the printmaker's personal expression should permeate every stage of production, from concept to finished impression.
This print represents Insho Domoto's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Taisho-Showa. 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.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
early Shôwa period (1926–1989), 1926/35
Silk, plain weave; stenciled and resist dyed (yûzenzome: ita-age, suri yûzenzome, otoshizome and shigokizome)
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Untitled, coastal scene was created by Insho Domoto (堂本印象).
Untitled, coastal scene depicts landscapes.