Title: 下田港 (Shimoda Port).
Artist: Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in pencil to margins. 下田港 (Shimoda Port), 奥山儀八郎自摺 (Okuyama Gihachiro jizuri (self-printed)). Artist seal to lower right of image. Circa 1960/70’s.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 24.00cm x W: 48.00cm.
Condition: Excellent given age. Sharp, crisp image face. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A captivating print capturing the spectacle of fishing vessels returning to the Port of Shimoda, Shizuoka prefecture. Located on the southern tip of the Izu peninsula, Shimoda holds immense historical significance as a pivotal site in Japan's transition to global engagement. In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry led a squadron of U.S. Navy East India warships, famously known as the "Black Ships" (黒船 “kurofune”), into Tokyo Bay. Negotiations with the Japanese Government culminated in the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa (神奈川条約). Shattering centuries of Japan's isolationist policies, it established formal ties with the United States and forged Shimoda's transformation into a crucial maritime and trade route/hub. The treaty played a foundational role in shaping Japan's future engagement with the rest of the world. *(A flag bearing the characters “漁大”, symbolizing the fisheries, flies proudly as crew wave toward the distant shoreline of the port"). *(Pencil Signed) - Of Okuyama’s rarer, larger sized, pencil signed edition.
Visit Shimoda - Shimoda Tourist Information: http://www.shimoda-city.com/
Blog: Shimoda and the Famous Black Ship Festival | Sea Leg Adventure | Author: Katie, 30/05/2023 | https://sealegadventure.com
Title: 下田港 (Shimoda Port).
Artist: Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in pencil to margins. 下田港 (Shimoda Port), 奥山儀八郎自摺 (Okuyama Gihachiro jizuri (self-printed)). Artist seal to lower right of image. Circa 1960/70’s.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 24.00cm x W: 48.00cm.
Condition: Excellent given age. Sharp, crisp image face. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A captivating print capturing the spectacle of fishing vessels returning to the Port of Shimoda, Shizuoka prefecture. Located on the southern tip of the Izu peninsula, Shimoda holds immense historical significance as a pivotal site in Japan's transition to global engagement. In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry led a squadron of U.S. Navy East India warships, famously known as the "Black Ships" (黒船 “kurofune”), into Tokyo Bay. Negotiations with the Japanese Government culminated in the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa (神奈川条約). Shattering centuries of Japan's isolationist policies, it established formal ties with the United States and forged Shimoda's transformation into a crucial maritime and trade route/hub. The treaty played a foundational role in shaping Japan's future engagement with the rest of the world. *(A flag bearing the characters “漁大”, symbolizing the fisheries, flies proudly as crew wave toward the distant shoreline of the port"). *(Pencil Signed) - Of Okuyama’s rarer, larger sized, pencil signed edition.
Visit Shimoda - Shimoda Tourist Information: http://www.shimoda-city.com/
Blog: Shimoda and the Famous Black Ship Festival | Sea Leg Adventure | Author: Katie, 30/05/2023 | https://sealegadventure.com
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