Beach Scenery — 海辺風景
by Ohno Bakufu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Beach Scenery" (Umibe fukei) presents the Japanese coastline in its atmospheric breadth — the meeting of land, sea, and sky that defines so much of the Japanese landscape experience. Bakufu's marine eye, trained through decades of painting fish with scientific precision, brings particular authority to coastal subjects: he understood the sea not as abstract scenic backdrop but as a living system with its own logic and beauty. The print likely features a simplified composition of shore and water with carefully observed light and color.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Beach Scenery — 海辺風景 was created by Ohno Bakufu (大野麦風).
Beach Scenery — 海辺風景 depicts seascapes.