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 characteristic shin-hanga atmospheric sensibility. The subject is unrecorded but the print's existence within his known catalog attests to the breadth of his compositional interests across the landscape and urban subjects that dominated his career. Whether a river view, a coastal scene, a temple in snow, or an urban nocturne, this print participates in the atmospheric tradition that defined his contribution to Japanese printmaking in the twentieth century.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu) was created by Ishiwata Koitsu (石渡光逸).
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu) depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and animals.
