Boats Moored at Piers
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Chazen Museum of Art
Description
A quiet harbour scene, this undated print shows wooden boats moored alongside weathered piers — a subject Kiyochika returned to repeatedly in his Tokyo meisho period as both a compositional exercise and a documentary record of the working waterfront. The still water, the geometric regularity of dock pilings, and the soft light suggest an early morning or overcast afternoon setting, with the boats' reflections anchoring the composition's lower half.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Boats Moored at Piers was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Boats Moored at Piers depicts landscapes, boats & ships, and rivers & lakes.