Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
One of several untitled prints attributed to Nomura Yoshimitsu, this woodblock work belongs to the Kyoto landscape tradition that the artist pursued throughout his career. The shin-hanga movement, which revitalized traditional printmaking in the early twentieth century, found in Kyoto an ideal subject: the city's ancient temples, gardens, waterways, and surrounding mountains offered an inexhaustible repertoire of scenic views that combined cultural significance with visual beauty. Yoshimitsu's contribution to this repertoire, though less widely known than that of Kawase Hasui or Tsuchiya Koitsu, represents an authentic local perspective on the old capital by an artist who lived among the scenes he depicted.
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.