Hyuga Province: Abursatsu Port, Obi Oshima
Printerprinted by
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1856
Mediumink and color on paper
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1459
DescriptionPrint no. 64 of the series: "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces"Label TextAburatsu Port was an important harbor since the Nara period (710−794). Here, the highly-skilled printer chose to use wood blocks with prominent grain patterns to create texture in monochromatic areas, such as the expanse of water as. Here, the wood grain appears as ripples in the bay.
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855
