Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Uraga in Sagami Province (Soshu Uraga) | Edo period, 19th century

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PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE EGMONT TRUST, SUPPORTING FAMILIES IMPACTED BY HIV AND POVERTY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA woodblock print, from the series One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi), signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brush of Iitsu, changed from Hokusai), published by Moriya Jihei (Kinshindo), circa 1833 Horizontal chuban: 19 x 26 cm., 7½ by 10¼ in. Seven men fish off the coast of Uraga in Sagami Province, present-day Yokosuka. One stoops to place his catch in a basket; another has made a strike and raises his rod to unhook his fish. The tide is low and the water completely still. A narrow rocky spit leads to a small lighthouse. Along the wide expanse of the bay, thatched dwellings nestle among densely forested banks. The darkening water in the foreground signals the approach of night. Another impression of the same print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 21.6692, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/234355 The sale proceeds of this work will benefit The Egmont Trust. For more information about the charity please visit: https://www.egmonttrust.org.

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