Pacific Ocean, Böshü
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Image courtesy of
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
A stone torii gate stands at the top of a set of stone steps leading down to a beach, flanked by two stone lanterns; a small seated figure in blue rests near the base of the steps. Beyond the gate, whitecapped waves roll onto the shore in front of an expansive teal-blue bay, with a low mountainous coastline receding along the horizon under a pale sky. The palette is dominated by blues and greens with warm grey stonework in the foreground, giving the scene a calm, open-air quality.
More Prints by Kawase Hasui
More Seascapes Prints
Child of the Sea
1940
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pacific Ocean, Böshü was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Pacific Ocean, Böshü depicts seascapes.