Unread 1
- Date:
- 1936
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Dated 1936, this print from Kotozuka's earlier career — listed as "Unread 1" due to an untranslated or unclear Japanese title — represents a subject from the first decade of his sustained printmaking practice. The 1936 date places it between his earliest career works and the disruptions of the wartime period, in a period when he was developing his characteristic approach to Kyoto landscape and architecture. The specific subject, though currently unread, would be consistent with the temple and garden imagery that defines his output.
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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)"
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unread 1 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in 1936.
Unread 1 depicts landscapes.