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Ito Yuhan

Misty Moon at Miyajima

The prints by Ito Yuhan are admired by art aficionados and collectors of the shin hanga movement. But hardly anything is known about this artist.

Who was Ito Yuhan?

The standard book reference for Japanese artists, active between roughly 1900 and 1975, is the "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints" by Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada. When you search for information about an artist and you do not find anything in this book, you know that your research becomes difficult:

"Act. 1930s. Published by Nishinomiya Yosaku. Landscape prints of Miyajima printed in soft blue tones."

More can be found at Hanga.com Gallery, a commercial web site with reference information on Japanese prints - mainly from the shin hanga art movement:

"Ito Yuhan (1882-1951) was a landscape artist who designed several woodblock prints during the 1930's. His work was published by Nishinomiya Yosaku. According to one source, Yuhan worked as a movie producer in later life, but this is unconfirmed. He is best known for designing several views of Miyajima printed in blue tones. His prints are characterized by vivid colors and subtle gradations. They look similar to watercolors, as they lack an outlining keyblock. Yuhan's soft style transcends his rather typical subject matter, evoking the romantic beauty of Japan's unspoiled past. The absence of human figures adds to the sense of quiet timelessness."

Ito Yuhan Print Gallery

We at artelino like the colorful and and atmospheric prints by Ito Yuhan, and want to share with you the beautiful images taken from the prints we have sold so far in our art auctions.

Dieter and Yorie, April 2005

Ito Yuhan

Boats in the Sunset Glow

Ito Yuhan

Mt. Fuji

Ito Yuhan

Kiyomizu Temple

Ito Yuhan

Pagoda at Nikko

Ito Yuhan

Sacred Bridge in Nikko

Ito Yuhan

Pagoda in the Snow

Book References

• Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975", published by University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X

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