ENOSHIMA YUKEI (Evening Scene at Enoshima)
by Fumio Fujita
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Enoshima Yukei — Evening Scene at Enoshima — depicts the island shrine city off the Shonan coast of Kanagawa Prefecture, a site that has attracted artists and pilgrims for centuries. At evening, when the day trippers have departed and the sea light softens, Enoshima takes on a different quality: quieter, more atmospheric, the shrine buildings and rocky coastline silhouetted against a dimming sky. Fujita's treatment likely abstracts this seaside atmosphere rather than documenting it topographically.
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Frequently Asked Questions
ENOSHIMA YUKEI (Evening Scene at Enoshima) was created by Fumio Fujita (藤田不美夫).
ENOSHIMA YUKEI (Evening Scene at Enoshima) depicts night scenes.