Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
One of Ishiwata Koitsu's untitled woodblock prints, produced during his active years as a shin-hanga artist in the 1930s. The print reflects the aesthetic priorities of the movement: the preference for moody atmospheric effects over literal documentation, the emphasis on transitional lighting conditions that transformed ordinary landscapes into scenes of quiet beauty, and the technical refinement achievable through the collaborative print production process. These values are present in this print whatever its specific unrecorded subject.
More Prints by Ishiwata Koitsu
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu) was created by Ishiwata Koitsu (石渡光逸).
Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu) depicts landscapes, night scenes, and animals.