View of the Sea at Kisarazu in Kazusa Province
Woodblock Print
ca. 1844-1845 (made)
ca. 1844-1845 (made)
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This 'uchiwa-'e (rigid fan print) design shows Mount Fuji. Hiroshige depicts the view westwards across Edo Bay from Kisarazu. This was a port on the western side of the Boso Peninsular in Chiba Prefecture. Here Hiroshige has used a wash-like simple palette of colours to make the composition more powerful. The print is unusual for its small size, square format and lack of cut-away lower section.
Object details
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| Title | View of the Sea at Kisarazu in Kazusa Province (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'View of the Sea at Kisarazu in Kazusa Province', from an untitled series of views of Mount Fuji; fan print, Japanese, about 1844-1845 |
| Physical description | Fan print. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Artist seal: Ichiryusai. |
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| Credit line | Webb Bequest |
| Summary | This 'uchiwa-'e (rigid fan print) design shows Mount Fuji. Hiroshige depicts the view westwards across Edo Bay from Kisarazu. This was a port on the western side of the Boso Peninsular in Chiba Prefecture. Here Hiroshige has used a wash-like simple palette of colours to make the composition more powerful. The print is unusual for its small size, square format and lack of cut-away lower section. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.4894-1919 |
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| Record created | November 17, 2003 |
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