Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
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.
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.