Asian Collection Internet Auction
Description
Listed under an auction catalog title rather than its original Japanese subject heading, this woodblock print by Okumura Koichi entered the collecting market through an Asian art internet sale. Auction-sourced prints sometimes lose their original titles when separated from album folders or publisher wrappers. The work is rendered in oban format, the standard size for shin-hanga landscape prints, and almost certainly depicts one of the scenic locations across Japan that Koichi documented throughout his career. His output focused on temples, lakes, mountain views, and seasonal landscapes, with a particular concentration on Kyoto and its environs. The print's passage through online auction reflects the secondary market's role in circulating postwar shin-hanga to international collectors.
More Prints by Okumura Koichi
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
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Frequently Asked Questions
Asian Collection Internet Auction was created by Okumura Koichi (奥村厚一).
Asian Collection Internet Auction depicts landscapes and travel scenes.