Untitled (nomura-yoshimitsu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
This untitled print extends the catalog of Kyoto-area woodblock landscapes produced by Nomura Yoshimitsu. Among shin-hanga landscape artists, Yoshimitsu occupies a distinctive position as a regional specialist whose entire body of work orbits a single city and its surrounding terrain. Where contemporaries like Kawase Hasui traveled widely across Japan to produce views of distant provinces, Yoshimitsu concentrated his attention on the familiar ground of Kyoto. This focus yielded prints that record subtle variations of light, weather, and season across locations the artist knew intimately. The specific subject of this undated, untitled work has not been recorded in available documentation, but it contributes to a sustained body of place-based observation.
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.