Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, yoru
- Series:
- Seto Inland Sea (print 5 of 6)
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36 × 50.3 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A large sailboat with two pale, luminous sails dominates the composition, its dark hull trailing a small skiff by a rope, while a second, smaller sail rises just behind it to the left. The entire scene is rendered in deep indigo-blue monochrome, with the boats and their rippling reflections set against calm water and a distant shoreline dotted with tiny lit windows or lanterns. Vertical Japanese text appears along the left margin, and the mood is quiet and nocturnal, evoking a still night on the water.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" (Hansen, yoru) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Yes — Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" is part of the Seto Inland Sea series (print 5 of 6) by Hiroshi Yoshida.
Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" depicts boats & ships, seascapes, and night scenes, set at Seto Inland Sea.
Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" measures 36 × 50.3 cm (Oban format).