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Maker(s):Katsushika Hokusai
Culture:Japanese (1760-1849)
Title:Ryudo Shoto [Pines and Waves at the Dragon Cavern], from the series Ryukyu Hakkei [Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands]
Date Made:1832-1833
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 16 in x 20 in; 40.6 cm x 50.8 cm; Sheet/Image: 10 in x 14 11/16 in; 25.4 cm x 37.3 cm
Narrative Inscription:  TITLE/SIGNATURE: recto, upp. l. (faded red ink): [Japanese character, Ryudo shoto / Ryukyu hakkei / Saki no Hokusai litsu hitsu]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (blue ink): [a stylized "mori" character under a mountain pattern].
Accession Number:  MH 2013.5.2
Credit Line:Gift of Jane Buck Hellawell (Class of 1949)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
An horizontal landscape of small islands of the village of Ryudo on a large body of water. Clouds separate the islands with the mountain in distance. Two little boat in the lower left foreground. Inscriptions faded in the upper left cartouche and a publisher seal in blue appears to the right margin. Fukei ga

Tags:
Ukiyo-e; landscapes; islands; water; clouds; boats; blue

Subjects:
Blue; Boats and boating; Landscapes; Ukiyo-e; Water; Wood-engraving; Clouds

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