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.
Without a formal title, this Yuhan Ito landscape is identified entirely by its visual qualities — and those qualities are immediately recognizable as his. The soft gradation of sky tone, the careful placement of a natural or architectural subject within the frame, and the overall mood of quiet contemplation point to the same sensibility that shaped his documented work. Ito's undocumented prints constitute a significant portion of his surviving output and deserve attention on their own 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.
