Sea in the morning
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
Sea in the morning by Fumio Kitaoka depicts a fleet of small dark-hulled sailboats with silhouetted crew figures clustered on calm water, their sails and masts outlined against a luminous sky. Dense grey-purple clouds fill the upper register, pierced by radiating shafts of golden-yellow light that fan downward and reflect in broken streaks across the water's surface; the horizon glows in soft peach and lavender tones. Additional small boats appear as distant silhouettes on the lightened sea beyond the main group; this mokuhanga print is numbered 26/120 in pencil at the lower left.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sea in the morning was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Sea in the morning depicts seascapes.