Oda Hironobu: Misaki Hojo Inlet (Sold)

Artist: Oda Hironobu (1888-?)
Title: Misaki Hojo Inlet
Date: ca. 1930s

Deep blue evening scene of fishing boats at harbor in the Misaki Inlet. A man in the foreground rows himself to shore in a small boat. The overall atmosphere created by the deep blue palette is very effective, especially in the colors of the sky. Misaki Port is known today for its fleet of tuna fishing boats.  This work comes from a collection that was purchased in Japan by an American who was working there during the postwar US occupation in the late 1940s. Very scarce design. Another design from this series is in the Robert O Muller collection, and shown in “The new wave.” 

Condition:Excellent color. Very good impression and color. Tape remnants upper verso.
Dimensions: ôban (39 x 26 cm)
Publisher: Maeba (seal is verso)
Literature: See Reigle Stephens, Amy, gen. ed., The new wave: Twentieth-century Japanese prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection, 1993, page 168, number 206 for a similar scene by this artist.
Seal: Bird-shaped Hiro seal

SKU: HRN010