Various
by Kamei Tobei
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
This oban woodblock print bears the generic title Various, suggesting it may be part of a multi-image lot, a sampler sheet, or a catalog entry that has lost its specific identification. Kamei Tobei's body of work encompasses a range of Kyoto subjects, and without more specific title information, this print joins the category of shin-hanga works that must be identified through visual examination rather than textual documentation. The oban format and woodblock medium are standard for Kamei's output, and the print almost certainly belongs to his core practice of Kyoto landscape and architectural subjects. The generic title, while an obstacle to precise identification, does not affect the print's artistic or material qualities, which remain fully present regardless of how the image is labeled in collection records.
More Prints by Kamei Tobei
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
Various was created by Kamei Tobei (亀井東平).
Various depicts landscapes.