Town of Shimoda
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
$1,000–$15,000. Common landscapes: $1,000–$3,000. Key value factors: Kasamatsu's early shin-hanga works (pre-1955) tend to be more valued than his later sosaku-hanga production.
The port town of Shimoda at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula appears in this landscape print, capturing the bay's dramatic Pacific coastline where steep hills descend to a protected harbor. Shimoda's position at a headland where the Sagami Bay meets the open Pacific gives it a quality of light and air distinct from Japan's calmer inland seas. Kasamatsu renders the town's character as a place defined by its maritime exposure — the open sky, the working harbor, the rocky headlands.
$2,700
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Town of Shimoda was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Town of Shimoda was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Town of Shimoda depicts urban scenes.
