Yoshio Imamura's "Treasuring The Moon" is a woodblock that reveals the artist's sensitivity to place and atmosphere.
This work reflects the artist's contemporary approach to printmaking, drawing on both traditional techniques and modern sensibilities. The woodblock technique allows for the characteristic interplay of precise line work and subtle color gradation that gives the image its distinctive presence.
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
1919
Color woodblock print
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Treasuring The Moon was created by Yoshio Imamura (今村由男) in 2020.
Treasuring The Moon uses Etching, on etching/woodblock.
Treasuring The Moon depicts moonlight and night scenes.
