Nocturne
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
Description
A nocturne — a night scene in the tradition of Whistler's celebrated tonal paintings — rendered in Urushibara's woodblock technique. The nocturne format, which Whistler himself translated across media, suited woodblock printing's capacity for rich, dark tones and subtle gradations within a compressed value range. Whether depicting a European harbor, a Japanese canal, or an open landscape under moonlight, Urushibara's nocturne would have emphasized atmosphere over detail, mood over description.
More Prints by Yoshijiro Urushibara
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
Nocturne was created by Yoshijiro Urushibara (漆原木虫).
Nocturne depicts landscapes and night scenes.