Title: 鳥賊"干し場 (Squid Drying Grounds). Ed.45/100.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1963.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx W: 52.50cm x H: 42.50cm. (Image Size: W: 44.75cm x H: 33.75cm).
Condition: Excellent given age/early piece. No marks, blemishes, or discolouration to image. Paper edge crisp & intact. Faint Tape residue upper margin corners. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A fabulous early Kitaoka piece in excellent condition depicting a day’s squid catch drying in the sun - outside on bamboo blinds/screens as once was the traditional way of times past. Historically, squid was commonly consumed in a preserved, sun-dried state known as "surume (スルメ)”. The sun-drying of squid/cuttlefish (烏賊 “ika”) still exists in some remote rural areas of Japan, but has now unfortunately all but been replaced by automated machinery.
Hakodate, Hokkaido, is one of the largest ika (烏賊 (squid)) fishing areas in Japan. The Pacific squid is symbolic to the city - celebrated with the lively “ika odori/(Squid Dance)”(函館イカ踊り) during the Hakodate Harbour Festival (函館港まつり). Highlighting the region's deep-rooted squid industry and cultural festivities, the city celebrates the squid festival with floats, parades, & dance between 1st-5th of August every year.
Japan’s Squid Celebration – Hakodate Annual Port Festival | StickyMangoRice | July 27, 2021 | Blog - Derrick @ StickyMangoRice | https://stickymangorice.com/
Official Website: HAKODATE MINATO MATSURI | Hakodate International Tourism and Convention Association | http://www.hakodate-minatomatsuri.org/
Title: 鳥賊"干し場 (Squid Drying Grounds). Ed.45/100.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1963.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx W: 52.50cm x H: 42.50cm. (Image Size: W: 44.75cm x H: 33.75cm).
Condition: Excellent given age/early piece. No marks, blemishes, or discolouration to image. Paper edge crisp & intact. Faint Tape residue upper margin corners. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A fabulous early Kitaoka piece in excellent condition depicting a day’s squid catch drying in the sun - outside on bamboo blinds/screens as once was the traditional way of times past. Historically, squid was commonly consumed in a preserved, sun-dried state known as "surume (スルメ)”. The sun-drying of squid/cuttlefish (烏賊 “ika”) still exists in some remote rural areas of Japan, but has now unfortunately all but been replaced by automated machinery.
Hakodate, Hokkaido, is one of the largest ika (烏賊 (squid)) fishing areas in Japan. The Pacific squid is symbolic to the city - celebrated with the lively “ika odori/(Squid Dance)”(函館イカ踊り) during the Hakodate Harbour Festival (函館港まつり). Highlighting the region's deep-rooted squid industry and cultural festivities, the city celebrates the squid festival with floats, parades, & dance between 1st-5th of August every year.
Japan’s Squid Celebration – Hakodate Annual Port Festival | StickyMangoRice | July 27, 2021 | Blog - Derrick @ StickyMangoRice | https://stickymangorice.com/
Official Website: HAKODATE MINATO MATSURI | Hakodate International Tourism and Convention Association | http://www.hakodate-minatomatsuri.org/
新鮮トビイカ 太陽を浴びて 南城・奥武島で天日干し | 琉球新報 || Fresh flying squid Basking in the sun Sun Dried in the sun on Nanjo and Okubu Island | Channel: 琉球新報.
