Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) | Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces. (六十余州名所図会 阿波 鳴門の風波). | The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Title: 瀬戸の渦潮 (Whirlpools in the Seto Inland Sea). Artist Proof.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1980.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Size: Sheet: (W: 63.25cm x H: 48.25cm). (Image: W: 54.75cm x H: 40.00cm).
Condition: A lovely piece; no notable marking to image. Fox spotting to margin & verso. Faint matt line & generalised browning to paper. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A truly spectacular piece by Fumio Kitaoka depicting the Naruto Whirlpools (鳴門の渦潮) - one of Japan’s natural wonders found in the tidal waters of the Naruto Strait 鳴門海峡 between the mainland of Shikoku’s Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture, and Awaji Island 淡路島, Honshu. Tides between the Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海) and the Kii Channel (紀伊水道), which leads out toward the Pacific Ocean, meet, forming fast flowing waters & whirlpools of upto 20m in diameter. Kitaoka’s print captures a perspective drawn from Awaji Island - depicting what appears to be the Magosaki Lighthouse 孫崎灯台 on the opposing bank and the shadow of the iconic Onaruto Bridge 大鳴門橋, which spans the Naruto Strait, cast across the waters below. A ship crosses the seas - perhaps one of the regular tourist viewing trips!?
Book Tickets to see the Naruto Whirlpools!: Onaruto Bridge Uzu no Michi | https://www.uzunomichi.jp
Title: 瀬戸の渦潮 (Whirlpools in the Seto Inland Sea). Artist Proof.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1980.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Size: Sheet: (W: 63.25cm x H: 48.25cm). (Image: W: 54.75cm x H: 40.00cm).
Condition: A lovely piece; no notable marking to image. Fox spotting to margin & verso. Faint matt line & generalised browning to paper. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A truly spectacular piece by Fumio Kitaoka depicting the Naruto Whirlpools (鳴門の渦潮) - one of Japan’s natural wonders found in the tidal waters of the Naruto Strait 鳴門海峡 between the mainland of Shikoku’s Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture, and Awaji Island 淡路島, Honshu. Tides between the Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海) and the Kii Channel (紀伊水道), which leads out toward the Pacific Ocean, meet, forming fast flowing waters & whirlpools of upto 20m in diameter. Kitaoka’s print captures a perspective drawn from Awaji Island - depicting what appears to be the Magosaki Lighthouse 孫崎灯台 on the opposing bank and the shadow of the iconic Onaruto Bridge 大鳴門橋, which spans the Naruto Strait, cast across the waters below. A ship crosses the seas - perhaps one of the regular tourist viewing trips!?
Book Tickets to see the Naruto Whirlpools!: Onaruto Bridge Uzu no Michi | https://www.uzunomichi.jp
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) | Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces. (六十余州名所図会 阿波 鳴門の風波). | The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
名物「鳴門のうず潮」を見ようと観光客らが大行列 快晴の大潮で…大きなうず潮に歓声（2023年5月3日) (Large queues of tourists to see the famous 'Naruto whirlpools'... on a clear, sunny day... cheering at the large whirlpools (3 May 2023)). | Mainichi Broadcasting System News (MBS) Official Youtube Channel.
