Ayaoka Yushin (1846-1910) – Kirifuji Waterfall

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1897. The current print was printed in the Meiji period (1868 – 1912).

Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Series: Fine Views of Nikko

Image size (excluding margins): 33.0 * 22.5 cm (13.0 * 8.9 in).

The print is in good state. There are various signs of aging. The print retains backing and on the back there is a note in pencil.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Ayaoka Yushin (1846 – 1910) is an artist about whom little is known, besides the artworks left to us. He was a painter, a woodblock artist, and a student of Shibata Zeshin. His prints are grounded in the Ukiyo-e school, even though he was active late in the 19th century. Though the prints were clearly successful artistically, we speculate that not many were printed, as they are only rarely encountered in the market.

See an overview of Ayaoka Yushin's woodblock prints