View of Nagashima Bridge, Yokohama (Setting Sun)/横浜長嶋橋所見（落陽）
- Date:
- 1939
- Medium:
- Woodblock Print
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Ishiwata Koitsu's "View of Nagashima Bridge, Yokohama (Setting Sun)/横浜長嶋橋所見（落陽）" is a woodblock that reveals the artist's sensitivity to place and atmosphere.
As a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) work, this piece reflects the movement's emphasis on collaboration between artist, carver, and printer to achieve technical refinement and atmospheric beauty. The woodblock technique allows for the characteristic interplay of precise line work and subtle color gradation that gives the image its distinctive presence. Dating to 1939, this work was created during a period of creative ferment in Japanese printmaking.
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.
View of Nagashima Bridge, Yokohama (Setting Sun)/横浜長嶋橋所見（落陽） was created by Ishiwata Koitsu (石渡光逸) in 1939.
View of Nagashima Bridge, Yokohama (Setting Sun)/横浜長嶋橋所見（落陽） depicts landscapes and bridges.
