Amidst the Ocean
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A large wooden cargo ship with a green dragon-like figurehead sails across blue-green ocean waves, its hull ringed with round black-and-white portholes and red-and-white checkered trim along the deck rail. Two brown paneled sails rise from its masts, hung with red, white, and green pennants, while faint white clouds streak a pale blue sky above; a small figure stands near the stern amid the rigging. Whitecaps and foam trail behind the bow, giving the scene a sense of steady forward motion. *Amidst the Ocean*, woodblock print by Takahashi Shotei, year unknown.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Amidst the Ocean was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Amidst the Ocean was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Amidst the Ocean depicts seascapes.