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 print by Ishiwata Koitsu reflecting his engagement with the atmospheric subject matter that characterized the shin-hanga movement. Ishiwata was particularly interested in the interplay of artificial and natural light — the lantern against the night sky, the lamplight on wet pavement, the moon over a still harbor — and this compositional interest, whatever the specific subject of this print, gave his work a consistent atmospheric character that collectors and dealers recognized as distinctively his.
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, night scenes, and animals.
