Suma Beach
- Date:
- 1938
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.9 × 43.1 cm
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A gnarled pine tree frames the left foreground of a moonlit beach, its dark silhouetted branches contrasting against a deep indigo sky where a full moon hangs above a distant mountain headland. A lone figure in blue walks along the pale shoreline where gentle waves lap the sand, the composition rendered in graduated blues and blacks with the sandy shore in muted brown-green tones. Tsuchiya Koitsu's 1938 color woodblock print "Suma Beach" captures a quiet nocturnal coastal scene, its palette shifting from near-black at the top of the sky to pale aqua at the horizon.
Current Listings
$486
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Frequently Asked Questions
Suma Beach was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸) in 1938.
Suma Beach was published by Doi Sadaichi (1938).
Suma Beach depicts seascapes.
Suma Beach measures 27.9 × 43.1 cm (Oban format).