Seaside
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A coastal scene where land meets ocean, rendered in Yoshida's woodblock technique with attention to the specific character of a Japanese shoreline. The seaside subject allows Yoshida to work with horizontal bands of color, from sandy beach or rocky shore through surf zone to open water and sky, creating a composition built on parallel layers. Waves, rocks, and the quality of light at the water's edge all receive careful observation. The print belongs to a less-documented side of Yoshida's output, which is better known for botanical subjects, and shows the artist engaging with landscape on a broader scale than his focused plant studies typically allow.
More Prints by Fujio Yoshida
More Seascapes Prints
Child of the Sea
1940
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Seaside was created by Fujio Yoshida (吉田ふじを).
Seaside depicts seascapes.