Sunset harbor scene with shipping
by Yuhan Ito
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Yuhan Ito
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.
Silhouettes of sailing vessels crowd a harbor at sunset, the water turning gold and copper as the sky burns above the masts and hulls in this shipping scene by Yuhan Ito. Harbor scenes at dusk were a recurring subject in shin-hanga printmaking, combining the romance of traditional wooden sailing vessels with the dramatic visual possibilities of reflected sunset light. Ito uses the strong horizontal of the waterline to anchor the composition while the rigging and masts create a web of vertical and diagonal lines against the glowing sky.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sunset harbor scene with shipping was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Sunset harbor scene with shipping depicts landscapes and seascapes.
