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View of the Sea at Kisarazu in Kazusa Province

Woodblock Print
ca. 1844-1845 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hiroshige, Utagawa (artist)
Place of origin
Japan (made)

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

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Prints
SCRAN
Object type
Woodblock print
TitleView 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 184mm
  • Width: 240mm
Style
Edo Period
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
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.4894-1919

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Record createdNovember 17, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O85825/view-of-the-sea-at-woodblock-print-hiroshige-utagawa/
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