Koichi Sakamoto - 白い光景 (White Landscape) (No.2)

A fabulous print by Koichi Sakamoto: 白い光景 (White Landscape) (No.2). A luminous full moon glows above a snow-covered village, its thatched rooftops nestled closely together under the weight of winter. The deep, inky sky fades into a frosty horizon, while bare trees and gentle drifts of snow build layers of stillness and depth. A quietly atmospheric composition capturing the tranquillity of Japan’s rural north. 🌕❄️🏘️

• Year & Edition: c. late 1970s/80s · Ed. 20/100 (signed, titled & editioned in pencil)
  
• Medium: Etching & Aquatint.
  
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 35.25 cm × W: 57.00 cm; Image H: 22.00 cm × W: 46.75 cm.
  
• Condition: Beautiful. Paper clean & crisp. Small ?ink mark upper left image edge.
  
• Notes: Marked “その2” (No.2) in pencil. From the later decades of the 20th century, Sakamoto became especially known for his winter scenes - snow-covered thatched roofs and bare trees rendered in soft detail, conveying a meditative stillness.

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]