ITO YUHAN / YOSHIHIKO (1867-1942)

ITO YUHAN / YOSHIHIKO (1867-1942)

MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Two Japanese watercolour paintings in Yoga style, the largest depicting buildings nestled amongst woodlands and with mountains in the distance, the other with two sampans moored on a lake at twilight, the shadow of a building visible in the distance with a single light shining through the window, both pictures signed 'Y.ITO', framed and glazed, 49cm x 32cm and 43.5cm x 28.5cm respectively. (2)

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Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

Ito Yuhan studied at Kyoto Prefecture School of Painting and Harada Naojiro's Shobikan art school in Tokyo. His paintings and woodblock prints are recognisable for their Western style, and he was one of the precursors of the shin-hanga art movement.