Boats of Hong Kong
- Date:
- 1987
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 31.1 × 57.2 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Typical Price
- Sought-after Karhu Kyoto street or architectural scene: $800–$2,000
- Good condition signed print (edition ~100): $400–$1,200
- Standard edition impression: $200–$700
Description
The cluttered working harbor of Hong Kong — its junks, sampans, and modern vessels overlapping in the crowded anchorage — is Karhu's subject in this 1987 print, a departure from his usual Kyoto streets into the noisy maritime world of a Chinese port city. Karhu traveled within Asia during his Kyoto years, and these travel prints demonstrate his ability to apply his architectural eye to new environments. The tightly packed boats create the same kind of interlocking geometric complexity that he found in Kyoto's tile rooftops.
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Junk at Sea
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Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Boats of Hong Kong was created by Clifton Karhu in 1987.
Boats of Hong Kong depicts boats & ships and seascapes.
Boats of Hong Kong measures 31.1 × 57.2 cm (Oban format).