Unknown, ocean view
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
An open-water view — the sea or perhaps a large lake, rendered from a position that eliminates the immediate foreground to emphasize the expanse of water and the horizon — is handled here with Kitaoka's characteristic restraint. The ocean view without a framing shore or landmark places the viewer directly in relationship with the water's vast horizontal plane, the compositional task being to make this simple, repeated element interesting through the quality of light, the character of the surface, and the precision of the horizon line.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Unknown, ocean view was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Unknown, ocean view depicts seascapes.
