Sailboat at Miyajima
by Yuhan Ito
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A sailing vessel rests in the sheltered waters near Miyajima, its hull reflected in the calm Seto Inland Sea while the island's pine-covered slopes rise behind it in this coastal scene by Yuhan Ito. Miyajima's combination of sacred architecture, forested hills, and sheltered sea lanes made it one of the most painted and printed landscapes in Japan, and Ito approaches the subject through the working life of the sea rather than the shrine's famous monuments. The boat — practical, weathered, present — anchors the composition in the human world.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sailboat at Miyajima was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Sailboat at Miyajima depicts boats & ships and seascapes, set at Miyajima.