Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
This untitled woodblock print by Nomura Yoshimitsu adds to the artist's catalog of shin-hanga landscapes. The traditional woodblock production method that Yoshimitsu employed involved multiple stages of craftsmanship beyond the artist's initial design. A hanshita-e, or preparatory drawing, was pasted face-down onto a cherry wood block and carved away to create the key block that prints the black outlines. Separate color blocks were then carved for each hue in the design, with registration marks ensuring precise alignment across all impressions. For landscape subjects like those Yoshimitsu favored, this process could require ten or more separate blocks to achieve the full range of greens, blues, earth tones, and atmospheric grays that bring a scene to life.
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.