Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
An untitled woodblock print by Ishiwata Koitsu in his characteristic shin-hanga style, likely depicting a Japanese landscape or urban atmospheric scene. Working within the collaborative printmaking tradition of the 1930s, Ishiwata produced landscapes notable for their moody atmospheric effects — misty distances, soft gradated skies, and the careful rendering of reflected light on water — that made the New Prints movement so internationally admired. This print preserves those qualities in a composition whose specific subject remains unidentified.
More Prints by Ishiwata Koitsu
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)
Woodblock print
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
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu) was created by Ishiwata Koitsu (石渡光逸).
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu) depicts landscapes, night scenes, and animals.