Wangan Shibaura 湾岸芝浦 (Tokyo Bay Side: Shibaura) / Tokyo hyakkei niju-isseiki e no messeeji 東京百景 ２１世紀へのメッセージ (One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- British Museum
- Image courtesy of
- British Museum
"Wangan Shibaura 湾岸芝浦 (Tokyo Bay Side: Shibaura) / Tokyo hyakkei niju-isseiki e no messeeji 東京百景 ２１世紀へのメッセージ" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) landscape print by Fumio Kitaoka, created during the Showa period. This atmospheric composition captures a specific place and moment with the poetic sensibility that characterizes the finest Japanese landscape prints.
Fumio Kitaoka brings characteristic attention to atmospheric conditions and seasonal nuance, using the woodblock medium's capacity for subtle color gradation to create a landscape that feels both specific to its location and universal in its emotional resonance.
This print represents Fumio Kitaoka's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Wangan Shibaura 湾岸芝浦 (Tokyo Bay Side: Shibaura) / Tokyo hyakkei niju-isseiki e no messeeji 東京百景 ２１世紀へのメッセージ (One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Wangan Shibaura 湾岸芝浦 (Tokyo Bay Side: Shibaura) / Tokyo hyakkei niju-isseiki e no messeeji 東京百景 ２１世紀へのメッセージ (One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century) depicts landscapes.
