$500–$5,000. Common landscapes: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Ito Takashi's prints published by Doi Hangaten are the most sought after. Night scenes and snow views command premiums.
Ameshiro, a locality whose name evokes shelter from rain, is the subject of this oban woodblock print. Ito Takashi depicts a rural or semi-rural Japanese landscape under overcast or clearing skies, using the layered printing passes of the woodblock medium to build up soft tonal transitions between earth, vegetation, and sky. The print reflects Ito's lifelong practice of traveling to specific named locations throughout Japan and recording them with topographic fidelity filtered through the shin-hanga tradition's emphasis on mood and season. Without the dramatic peaks or famous temples that anchor many of his other compositions, this image finds its visual interest in the quiet interplay of terrain and weather, the kind of unassuming scenery that rewards sustained observation rather than demanding immediate attention.
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.
Ameshiro was created by Ito Takashi (伊東孝).
Ameshiro depicts landscapes, rain, and village scenes.
