Koichi Sakamoto - 村の春 (Village in Spring) (No2)

A fabulous print by Koichi Sakamoto: 村の春 (Village in Spring) (No.2). A thatched-roof farmhouse sits at the foot of misty mountains, surrounded by trees just beginning to bud with the season’s return. Sakamoto’s cross-hatched detail lends warmth to the weathered wood, while soft gradients of green and blue evoke the fresh coolness of early spring. A beautifully balanced composition capturing the rural quiet of Japan’s mountain hamlets. 🏞️🌿🏡

• Year & Edition: 1977 · Ed. 52/80 (signed, titled & editioned in pencil).
  
• Medium: Etching & Aquatint on Arches paper.
  
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 34.00 cm × W: 56.50 cm; Image H: 20.00 cm × W: 39.50 cm.
  
• Condition: Beautiful condition. Paper clean & crisp; well stored.
  
• Notes: Marked “その2” (No.2) in pencil. From the later decades of the 20th century, Sakamoto became especially known for his seasonal rural scenes - thatched homes and natural forms rendered with soft detail and quiet presence.

About the Artist

Koichi Sakamoto (b.1932, Utsunomiya) is a Japanese printmaker known for his fine etchings & mezzotints depicting rural homes, birds, and quiet seasonal landscapes. A longtime exhibitor with the Japan Print Association and Shunyōkai, his postwar works are held in major museum collections in Japan and abroad. His snowbound villages and delicate natural subjects evoke a deep sense of stillness & reflection. [ ← View All Works by Koichi Sakamoto]