Ito Yuhan – Boats in the Sunset Glow

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published circa 1935. The current print was printed in the Showa period (1926 – 1989).

The current design might be the one Ito Yuhan is most well known for. A keyblock was used during the creation of the design, but subsequently not used during printing, leading to a warm and watercolor like print.

During the years a lot of freedom has been left to the various printers and the colors vary quite starkly between the various editions.

Image size (excluding margins): 37.3 * 24.7 cm (14.7 * 9.7 in).

The print is in excellent condition.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Ito Yuhan (1882-1951) was a Shin hanga artist who designed a series of woodblock prints in the 1930s for publisher Nishinomiya Yosaku. These prints are in unmistakable Shin hanga style and depict landscapes and famous Japanese places. That notwithstanding, within the Shin hanga movement, Ito Yuhan is an absolutely unique artist with an unforgettable style. This is best exemplified in his prints where the key-block was omitted during printing, even if it was used during the creation process of the woodblocks. As a result, the sharp black outlines that are present in other Shin hanga designs are missing, and combined with printing in soft tones and with many color gradients, the result is almost like watercolor paintings.

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