Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan)
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 30.5 × 41.4 cm
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan) appears in this 1920 oban print — one of Koitsu's early large-format works — as a vigorous coastal scene, the rocky promontory battered by surf under a sky that may be clear or stormy. The 1920 date places this firmly in the early shin-hanga period, before Koitsu had fully developed his signature atmospheric style, and the oban format indicates a more formal presentation than his later standard prints. The work shows his starting point before the mature atmospheric language of his 1930s masterpieces.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan) was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸) in 1920.
Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan) was published by Doi Sadaichi (1920).
Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan) depicts landscapes and seascapes.
Morigasaki Coast (Morigasaki kaigan) measures 30.5 × 41.4 cm (Oban format).