Shimoda, numbered
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- harashobo
Description
The port town of Shimoda at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula — where Commodore Perry's fleet anchored in 1854 and the first American consul Townsend Harris resided — appears in a numbered edition suggesting this was a carefully controlled limited print run. Shimoda's combination of dramatic Pacific coastal scenery and historical significance as the opening point of Japan's engagement with the West gave the location layers of meaning beyond its landscape beauty, which Kasamatsu renders with characteristic atmospheric attention.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shimoda, numbered was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Shimoda, numbered was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Shimoda, numbered depicts boats & ships, seascapes, and travel scenes.