Unread 1
- Date:
- 1936
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$200–$2,000. Common Kyoto views: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kotozuka's Kyoto prints are popular and affordable. Seasonal temple scenes and garden views are most sought after.
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.
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.
Unread 1 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in 1936.
Unread 1 depicts landscapes.
