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Oyashirazu Beach (Oyashirazuhama), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue) by Kobayashi Kiyochika — Japanese Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, 1897 (Meiji 30)

Oyashirazu Beach (Oyashirazuhama), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)

by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Meiji/Taishō Prints
SeascapesFamous Places (Meisho-e)
Date:
1897 (Meiji 30)
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Format:
Oban
Dimensions:
36.7 × 46.1 cm

Description

Oyashirazu Beach — the treacherous section of the Japan Sea coast in Niigata Prefecture where the mountains plunge directly into the sea, leaving no passage between cliff and water — is depicted in this 1897 nishiki-e from the Famous Sights of Japan series. The site's name, meaning "one who does not know their parents" (a traveller's elegy for those who died on the impassable cliff path), carried a poetic melancholy that Kiyochika's composition captures through the drama of vertical cliffs meeting churning waves.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Oyashirazu Beach (Oyashirazuhama), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue) was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in 1897 (Meiji 30).

Yes — Oyashirazu Beach (Oyashirazuhama), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue) is part of the Famous Sights of Japan series by Kobayashi Kiyochika.

Oyashirazu Beach (Oyashirazuhama), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue) depicts seascapes and famous places (meisho-e).

Oyashirazu Beach (Oyashirazuhama), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue) measures 36.7 × 46.1 cm (Oban format).