Untitled (tekiho-imoto)

This second untitled woodblock print by Imoto Tekiho adds to the group of works in his catalog that lack descriptive titles. The accumulation of untitled works suggests either that Tekiho did not consistently title his prints, or that the titles were lost during the cataloging process. In either case, the prints themselves carry all the information needed to appreciate them: Tekiho's handling of the woodblock medium, his eye for natural subjects, and his ability to translate the aesthetics of sumi-e ink painting into the different but related discipline of woodblock printing. Each untitled work is an independent composition that participates in the broader conversation between Japanese ink painting tradition and the woodblock print medium.