Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
An untitled woodblock print by Nomura Yoshimitsu, this work belongs to the artist's production of shin-hanga subjects centered on the Kyoto region. Without a descriptive title, the specific scene cannot be identified, but Yoshimitsu's catalog consists almost entirely of landscape views depicting temples, rivers, mountain paths, and seasonal scenery in the old capital and its environs. The print was produced using the traditional woodblock method of carved cherry wood blocks and water-based pigments on handmade washi paper. Shin-hanga artists like Yoshimitsu worked within a collaborative production system where the artist created the design, a professional block carver transferred it to wood, and a skilled printer pulled each impression by hand.
More Prints by Nomura Yoshimitsu
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
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu) was created by Nomura Yoshimitsu (野村義光).
Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu) depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and abstract.