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Boats in a Tempest in the Trough of the Waves off the Coast of Choshi

Katsushika Hokusai

Artwork Details

Boats in a Tempest in the Trough of the Waves off the Coast of Choshi
circa 1817-1859
Katsushika Hokusai
color woodblock print on paper
7 3/8 in. x 10 1/8 in. ( 18.7 cm x 25.7 cm )
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1948/1.153

Description

Subject Matter:

Seascape of boats in the storms. From the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean".

Physical Description:

The print depicts two boats that are caught in storms, one in the foreground and one in the background. The parallel waves form a strong diagonal in the image and the boats could hardly stay upright.

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