Catalog record · 目録番号 133938
SAILING BOATS
Catalog note / 解説
This is a superb Original Japanese woodblock print entitled “SAILING BOATS” dating back to 1915 and bearing an ORIGINAL WANABE SEAL! It was made by Fritz Capelari, who was the first Western artist to design prints for the Shin Hanga publisher Watanabe Shozaburo. The depiction shows a picturesque Japanese coast line and a large number of sailing boats. A beautifully shaped giant cloud is gathering upon the blue horizon. The colors are still amazingly fresh and reveal the intensity of Fritz Capelari’s art! The Shin Hanga movement flourished from around 1915 to 1942. Watanabe and other Shin Hanga publishers produced the works of both native Japanese artists and Western artists who created imag…
Image record / 画像情報
JAODB · 1915 · jaodb
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