Jinbo Tomoyo
by Tomoyo Jinbo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
Description
This woodblock print carries the artist's own name as its catalog title, indicating that it was indexed from a dealer or auction listing without a recorded original title. The Scholten Japanese Art gallery handled this print, placing it within the New York-based market for Japanese prints that has served collectors since the early twentieth century. Jinbo is tagged as a bijin-ga and portrait artist, and this particular work likely depicts a female figure given the consistency of his subject matter. His prints in the shin-hanga tradition tend toward idealized beauty rendered with refined carving and careful color application. The oban format, measuring roughly 10 by 15 inches, was the standard size for shin-hanga figure prints and the format in which Jinbo produced much of his known output.
More Prints by Tomoyo Jinbo
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
Jinbo Tomoyo was created by Tomoyo Jinbo (神保朋世).
Jinbo Tomoyo depicts landscapes and figures.