[Reproduction woodblock print]
This work is a reproduction of a woodblock print, made with the same traditional printmaking processes as those used when the original was created.
Type : Woodblock prints / Ukiyo-e
Topic : View of Honmoku. Kanagawaoki honmoku no zu is one print from a series of Western-style landscape prints characterized by ornamental karakusa (arabesque) borders. This work depicts the area around the Honmoku promontory (present-day Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture), which was a key transportation hub in the Edo period with many ships passing through.
Title : Kanagawaoki honmoku no zu
Artist : Katsushika Hokusai
Publisher : Adachi
The estimated Period : Showa period (after 1960)
Material : Paper
Printing process : The tesuri method (The woodblock print is carefully handcrafted by artisans one by one without the use of machinery. A traditional printing technique in which the designs carved on wood are hand-printed onto paper one color at a time.)
Dimensions : 225mm x 354mm (8.9in x 13.9in)
Weight : Total 6gram (.2oz)
Condition : old item; (damaged by tear, spot, dirt, scribbles, worm-eaten holes, etc...) Please view pictures as they are a part of the description.
