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.
Among the undocumented works in Yuhan Ito's output, this print offers an example of his characteristic approach to landscape — the soft atmospheric haze, the muted palette, the preference for subjects that carry emotional rather than topographic specificity. Shin-hanga prints of the 1930s were produced in relatively small editions for both domestic and export markets, and not all were formally titled or catalogued. This work survives on its own visual terms.
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.
