Ito Yuhan Explained

Ito Yuhan (伊藤 雄半, 1882-1951) was a Japanese landscape artist who made woodblock prints.[1]

He studied at the Kyoto Prefecture School of Painting and at Harada Naojirō's Shobikan art school in Tokyo.[2]

He was associated with the Shin-hanga movement and created a series of prints in the 1930s for publisher Yosaku Nishinomiya. A distinctive character of his work was that he did not use a key block, so the images he created lacked the clear black outlines common in the work of other shin-hanga artists.[3] Rather, he created sort-edged forms that had similar qualities to a watercolour.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Merritt . Helen . Yamada . Nanako . Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975 . 1992 . University of Hawaii Press . 9780824817329 . 48 . 2 September 2024.
  2. Web site: ITO YUHAN / YOSHIHIKO (1867-1942) . Woolley & Wallis . 2 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Ito Yuhan Full Moon over Miyajima, c.1930s . Nevada Fine Arts . 2 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Original Ito Yuhan (1882 - 1951) Japanese Woodblock Print Itsukushima Shrine at Miyajima . Fuji Arts . 2 September 2024.