Japanese Seashore (97/210)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A stretch of Japanese coastline — rocky shore, the sea beyond, perhaps a headland in the distance — is rendered with the large edition number 97/210 indicating this was a widely distributed print. Kitaoka brings his mature formal vocabulary to the familiar seascape subject: the coastline reduced to a bold horizontal composition, the sea's texture rendered through controlled pattern, the specific character of the Japanese shore — its rocky, irregular geometry distinct from the sandy flatness of other coasts — given clear form.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Japanese Seashore (97/210) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Japanese Seashore (97/210) depicts landscapes and seascapes.