Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)

This untitled print extends Yoshimitsu's sustained engagement with the landscapes of Kyoto and its surrounding countryside. The shin-hanga movement valued topographic specificity, and most of Yoshimitsu's titled works identify precise locations: a particular temple approach, a named river crossing, a specific mountain view. The absence of a title for this print may indicate that the location is either less well-known or that the identifying inscription was lost when the print was separated from its original packaging. Yoshimitsu's landscape prints share a consistent sensibility: quiet observation of place, careful rendering of seasonal light, and compositions that invite the viewer to enter and walk through the depicted scene rather than merely observe it from a distance.