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Inland sea by Ishikawa Toraji — Japanese Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Inland sea

by Ishikawa Toraji

Medium:
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Image courtesy of
Saru Gallery

Description

A monochrome outline impression (key-block stage, uncolored) in black ink on cream paper, showing two wooden sailing junks on calm water in a harbor or strait, with low hills and smaller distant sails along the horizon. The near boat has a tall mast with furled sail lines and a small attendant rowboat beside it; two figures work aboard it, one crouching to handle rigging and one standing near the mast, while the farther boat has its segmented sail fully raised with three figures visible on deck. Fine wavy incised lines render the water's surface, and vertical Japanese characters reading the title appear along the left margin; this corresponds to the print "Inland Sea" by Ishikawa Toraji, mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock), year unknown.

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