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 untitled atmospheric landscape by Ishiwata Koitsu, executed in the woodblock technique with the gradated skies and careful tonal control that defined his contribution to the shin-hanga movement. Whether depicting a night scene, a snowy landscape, a coastal view, or an urban corner at dusk, the print reflects the aesthetic sensibility of an artist deeply committed to the evocative power of atmospheric effects rendered through the collaborative traditional printmaking process.
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.
