Ship Alongside Dock, Shôwa period, dated 1954
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museum
- Image courtesy of
- Harvard Art Museum
Description
A cargo ship marked "T283" sits docked beside cranes, masts, and rigging rendered as an angular lattice of thin black lines against a muted grey-green and cream palette. The composition breaks the harbor scene into faceted, overlapping triangular and diamond shapes, with small dark birds scattered across the upper sky. Fumio Kitaoka's 1954 woodblock print flattens the dockside machinery and hull into an abstracted geometric pattern rather than a naturalistic view.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ship Alongside Dock, Shôwa period, dated 1954 was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Ship Alongside Dock, Shôwa period, dated 1954 depicts boats & ships and seascapes.