Though best known for bijin-ga, Shinsui also produced landscape prints of great refinement. These typically trade at lower prices than his figure subjects but attract collectors seeking less competition.
The sea in early spring—still cold, carrying the faint color of winter but warmed by a pale sun—is captured in this 1937 landscape with Shinsui's characteristic sensitivity to atmospheric gradation. The composition belongs to a productive period when he was producing landscape prints alongside his bijin-ga, often choosing subjects that evoke seasonal transition rather than the settled moods of high summer or deep winter. Bokashi printing creates the diffused horizon where spring sea meets spring sky.
$550
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Spring Sea was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1937.
Spring Sea uses Bokashi, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
Spring Sea was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1937).
Spring Sea depicts spring and seascapes.
Spring Sea measures 27.2 × 39.9 cm (Oban format).
