Untitled (ishiwata-koitsu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
This untitled Ishiwata Koitsu woodblock print may depict any of the subjects he returned to throughout his career: the atmospheric riverside views, the snowy temple and shrine scenes, the urban night compositions, or the quieter landscape studies of the Tokyo region's hills and waterways. Whatever its subject, the print demonstrates the atmospheric sensitivity and technical refinement that distinguished Ishiwata's work within the broader shin-hanga movement, his careful command of tonal gradation creating the effects of mist, snow, and night that his collectors most valued.
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, snow scenes, and temples & shrines.