Key value factors: Edition order (first Watanabe/Doi printing vs. posthumous reprints) is crucial. Snow scenes, night views, and bijin-ga typically command premiums. Publisher seals and artist signatures authenticate first editions.
Cherry trees in bloom lean over a still waterway while a small boat rests beneath them in this quintessential spring landscape by Yuhan Ito. The combination of cherry blossoms and a vessel on water is among the most emotionally resonant in Japanese visual culture, evoking both the beauty and the brevity of the flowering season. Ito handles the composition with restraint, letting the pale blooms fill the upper register of the print while the boat below provides a quiet anchor for the eye.
Kumoi sakura
1926
Color woodblock print
1935
Color woodblock print
Romon
1935
Color woodblock print
円山公園桜
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cherry Blossoms and boat was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Cherry Blossoms and boat depicts cherry blossoms, boats & ships, and seascapes.
