Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, asa
- Series:
- Seto Inland Sea (print 1 of 6)
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36 × 50.3 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
"Sailing Boats: Morning" (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)," by Hiroshi Yoshida, 1926. Color woodblock print.
A large junk-rigged sailing boat with three masts and pale sails tinted pink and violet by the morning sun sits becalmed on flat water, its full rigging mirrored in sharp reflection below; a smaller boat trails at right and a tiny skiff floats beyond it. The composition is dominated by a soft, glowing haze at the horizon fading into a pale sky, with the deep indigo blue of the reflected hulls and masts anchoring the lower half of the image. A single figure is faintly visible aboard the main vessel; the overall palette moves from warm rose and lavender in the sails and sky to cool blue in the water below.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" (Hansen, asa) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Yes — Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" is part of the Seto Inland Sea series (print 1 of 6) by Hiroshi Yoshida.
Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" depicts boats & ships and seascapes, set at Seto Inland Sea.
Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" measures 36 × 50.3 cm (Oban format).