Morigasaki Night Fishing
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
Koitsu's atmospheric night and temple scenes are his most sought-after subjects. Doi Hangaten first editions (1930s) are the most desirable; Watanabe editions are more common.
Night fishing at Morigasaki coast involves lanterns hung over the dark water, the lights attracting fish to the surface while illuminating the fisherman's posture and tackle in sharp chiaroscuro. Koitsu's composition likely shows a single figure or small boat against the vast darkness of the sea, the [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) sky above merging into the water below. The scene belongs to the tradition of fishing-by-night imagery in Japanese art, which uses the lantern as both practical tool and compositional center.
Woodblock print
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Morigasaki Night Fishing was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Morigasaki Night Fishing uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Morigasaki Night Fishing was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Morigasaki Night Fishing depicts night scenes.
