Takashi Bay

Date:

1863, 5th lunar month

Medium:

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Format:

Oban

Dimensions:

33.7 × 22.7 cm

Source:

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Typical Price

Scarce or exceptional Yoshitoshi composition in fine condition: $1,500–$8,000
Good condition print: $400–$1,500
Later impression or common subject: $200–$600

Description

Takashi Bay (1863) is a seascape set at Takashi no Hama in Settsu Province, a site steeped in classical Japanese poetry. The bay was celebrated in waka verse for its white waves and its association with the Genji-Heike naval conflicts, making it a resonant subject for a printmaker steeped in historical narrative. Yoshitoshi renders the churning waters with fluid confidence, the waves drawn in the vigorous style he inherited from Kuniyoshi's tradition of dramatic nature scenes.

More Prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shunkan Watching Enviously from Kikai Island as Yasuyori Returns to the Capitol after Being Unexpectedly Pardoned (Shunkan sozu Kikaigashima ni oite tamatama Yasuyori no shamen senbo kito no zu)

Looking as if She Wants to Go for a Walk: The Fashion of a Married Woman of the Meiji Era (Yūho ga shitasō, Meiji nenkan saikun no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Appearances of Fashion (Fūzoku sanjūni sō)

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)"

1888

Color woodblock print; oban

Four PM, from the series "Twenty-Four Hours in Shinbashi and Yanagibashi"

n.d.

Color woodblock print

More Landscapes Prints

Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"

Wakasa Kugushiko

1920

Color woodblock print; oban

Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)

Woodblock print

The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"

1934

Color woodblock print; oban

Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)

n.d.

Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet

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Frequently Asked Questions

Takashi Bay was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1863, 5th lunar month.

Takashi Bay depicts landscapes and seascapes.

Takashi Bay measures 33.7 × 22.7 cm (Oban format).