Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
by Ito Takashi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- robynbuntin
Description
This oban woodblock print by Ito Takashi depicts a subject associated with the Robyn Buntin gallery in Honolulu, a long-established dealer in Asian art that handled works by numerous shin-hanga and sosaku-hanga artists. The print represents a Japanese landscape rendered in Ito's mature woodblock technique, with the layered color printing and atmospheric sensitivity that defined his work across several decades. Hawaii became a significant market for Japanese prints during the twentieth century, as the islands' large Japanese-American community and tourist economy created demand for works that connected viewers to Japanese aesthetic traditions. Ito's prints, with their accessible landscape subjects and technical refinement, found appreciative audiences in such markets.
More Prints by Ito Takashi
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
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu was created by Ito Takashi (伊東孝).
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu depicts landscapes.