Hydrangea Garden, Outskirts of Odawara at Evening
by Yuhan Ito
by Yuhan Ito
Snow and night scenes traditionally command higher prices. 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.
Hydrangea flowers mass in deep blue and violet along a garden path on the outskirts of Odawara, the blooms almost overwhelming the scene in their abundance at this evening hour in Yuhan Ito's print. Ito was drawn to the seasonal drama of flowering plants, and hydrangeas — at their peak in the rainy season — offered an unusual palette of cool purples and blues that contrasted with the warm tones of his Fuji and sky compositions. The outskirts of the castle town of Odawara provided rural garden settings that still lay within reach of Tokyo-based printmaking culture.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hydrangea Garden, Outskirts of Odawara at Evening was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Hydrangea Garden, Outskirts of Odawara at Evening depicts birds & flowers, night scenes, and gardens.
