Wave breakers and crows
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
Tetrapod wave breakers in mustard-tan hues fill the lower half of the composition, tumbled in angular, triangular-cut forms along a harbor edge, with a dark teal sea and a coil of thick rope visible at right. Two black crows perch amid the concrete forms — one atop the rope coil, one lower on the tetrapods — while a small green shrub grows between the blocks. Above, a heavy grey-and-charcoal cloud bank streaked with white and a band of turquoise sky dominates the upper half, giving the scene a brooding, overcast mood; the sheet bears the artist's pencil signature and date "1957" along with an edition number in the lower margins.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Wave breakers and crows was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Wave breakers and crows depicts seascapes.