Key value factors: Edition order (first Watanabe/Doi printing vs. posthumous reprints) is crucial. Snow scenes, night views, and bijin-ga typically command premiums. Publisher seals and artist signatures authenticate first editions.
An atmospheric landscape or urban scene by Ishiwata Koitsu, untitled in the available records. Ishiwata's documented subjects include night scenes of Asakusa and Yokohama, snowy temples and shrines, coastal views around Choshi and Shinagawa, and quieter landscape compositions of rivers and bridges. This untitled print belongs to the same body of work, its atmospheric qualities reflecting a commitment to capturing the moody, evocative dimensions of Japanese place that defined his contribution to the shin-hanga tradition.
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 (ishiwata-koitsu) was created by Ishiwata Koitsu (石渡光逸).
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu) depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and night scenes.
