The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Shinagawa oki
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (print 3 of 12)
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 38.8 × 26.7 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series published in 1920, depicts the open bay view looking southward from the Shinagawa shoreline into Tokyo Bay — one of the capital's great seaward vistas before industrial and land-reclamation projects transformed the coast. The Shinagawa offing was historically the point where incoming ships first came into sight of the capital, and its wide horizon of water, islands, and distant mountains carried both strategic and aesthetic significance. The oban format is suited to the composition's broad horizontal expanse, the bay stretching from the Shinagawa shore to the distant Boso Peninsula.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" (Shinagawa oki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1920.
Yes — The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" is part of the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series (print 3 of 12) by Kawase Hasui.
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" depicts edo & tokyo, set at Tokyo.
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" measures 38.8 × 26.7 cm (Oban format).