Inland Sea
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
$500–$4,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Ishikawa's prints are relatively uncommon in the market. When available, good examples find ready buyers.
The calm waters of Japan's Inland Sea stretch across this [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print, rendered in layered blues and greens that suggest depth, distance, and tranquility. Ishikawa Toraji, primarily known for his figure studies, here turns his attention to pure landscape, capturing the Seto Inland Sea's characteristic stillness and the scattered islands that punctuate its surface. The horizontal composition emphasizes the expansiveness of the waterscape, while soft atmospheric perspective draws the eye toward a hazy horizon. This print reveals Toraji's versatility and his ability to convey mood through landscape as effectively as through the human figure.
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.
Inland Sea was created by Ishikawa Toraji (石川寅治).
Inland Sea was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Inland Sea depicts seascapes, set at Seto Inland Sea.
