Untitled (shintaro-okazaki)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A third untitled woodblock print by Okazaki Shintaro. Like the other unnamed works in his catalogue, this print stands on its visual merits rather than the associative power of a descriptive title. Okazaki's consistent return to Japanese landscape subjects means that even without identifying text, viewers can expect a scene grounded in the natural world, likely rendered with the atmospheric subtlety and tonal sophistication that characterize his known works. The shin-hanga movement in which Okazaki participated valued technical refinement above all, with master carvers translating the artist's design into hundreds of precisely cut blocks and skilled printers layering color upon color to achieve rich, luminous surfaces. This unnamed print, whatever its specific subject, embodies that collaborative craft tradition and the quiet beauty it was designed to produce.
More Prints by Okazaki Shintaro
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 (shintaro-okazaki) was created by Okazaki Shintaro (岡崎紳太郎).
Untitled (shintaro-okazaki) depicts landscapes, travel scenes, and abstract.