Seaside Village
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A coastal village is depicted from the water or from a vantage that reveals both the settlement and the sea, the two elements that define seaside community life. Henmi's handling of coastal subjects was shaped by his early years in Wakayama, a prefecture whose coastline was integral to its character, and he returned to the seaside village subject with the familiarity of someone for whom such places held personal as well as aesthetic meaning. The print belongs to his period of most concentrated sosaku-hanga output.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Seaside Village was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享) in 1920.
Seaside Village depicts seascapes and village scenes.