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.
This untitled Ishiwata Koitsu print belongs to the atmospheric tradition of the shin-hanga movement, its specific subject unknown but its aesthetic character reflective of his consistent concerns: the mood of a particular hour, the quality of seasonal light, the evocative power of mist, snow, or rain in transforming familiar Japanese landscapes into scenes of quiet beauty. The print's value lies in this atmospheric quality, which is independent of the specific subject's identification.
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 animals.
