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.
One of several dozen untitled works in Yuhan Ito's documented output, this print captures the quiet of a Japanese landscape rendered in the atmospheric woodblock technique that characterized 1930s shin-hanga production. Ito's approach was consistent across his titled and untitled work alike: a preference for soft, enveloping light; a compositional balance that feels unhurried; and a palette that prioritizes mood over vividness. The absence of a title does nothing to diminish the work's presence.
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.
Untitled (yuhan-ito) was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Untitled (yuhan-ito) depicts landscapes and abstract.
