Gihachiro Okuyama - 帆引き船 (Hobikibune)
Title: 帆引き船 (Hobikibune).
Artist: Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in pencil to margins. 帆引き船 (Hobikibune), 奥山儀八郎自摺 (Okuyama Gihachiro jizuri (self-printed)). Artist seal to lower left of image. Circa 1960/70’s.
Medium:Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 24.00cm x W: 48.00cm.
Condition: Excellent condition given age. Clean, clear image, no marks or blemishes. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A wonderful piece by Gihachiro Okuyama titled “帆引き船 (Hobikibune)” - traditional fishing boats which operated on Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki prefecture, during the 19th Century before the emergence of modern trawling vessels. Their huge 9m tall x 16m in length white sails are still seen on 霞ヶ浦 Lake Kasumigaura (Japan’s second largest lake (Lake Biwa #1)) today, but typically in manner which celebrates their cultural importance & tourism for the region. *(Pencil Signed) - Of Okuyama’s rarer, larger-sized, pencil-signed edition.
Kasumigaura City Tourist Association - Hobikibune: http://www.kasumigaura-kankou.jp
Title: 帆引き船 (Hobikibune).
Artist: Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in pencil to margins. 帆引き船 (Hobikibune), 奥山儀八郎自摺 (Okuyama Gihachiro jizuri (self-printed)). Artist seal to lower left of image. Circa 1960/70’s.
Medium:Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 24.00cm x W: 48.00cm.
Condition: Excellent condition given age. Clean, clear image, no marks or blemishes. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A wonderful piece by Gihachiro Okuyama titled “帆引き船 (Hobikibune)” - traditional fishing boats which operated on Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki prefecture, during the 19th Century before the emergence of modern trawling vessels. Their huge 9m tall x 16m in length white sails are still seen on 霞ヶ浦 Lake Kasumigaura (Japan’s second largest lake (Lake Biwa #1)) today, but typically in manner which celebrates their cultural importance & tourism for the region. *(Pencil Signed) - Of Okuyama’s rarer, larger-sized, pencil-signed edition.
Kasumigaura City Tourist Association - Hobikibune: http://www.kasumigaura-kankou.jp
Title: 帆引き船 (Hobikibune).
Artist: Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in pencil to margins. 帆引き船 (Hobikibune), 奥山儀八郎自摺 (Okuyama Gihachiro jizuri (self-printed)). Artist seal to lower left of image. Circa 1960/70’s.
Medium:Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 24.00cm x W: 48.00cm.
Condition: Excellent condition given age. Clean, clear image, no marks or blemishes. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A wonderful piece by Gihachiro Okuyama titled “帆引き船 (Hobikibune)” - traditional fishing boats which operated on Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki prefecture, during the 19th Century before the emergence of modern trawling vessels. Their huge 9m tall x 16m in length white sails are still seen on 霞ヶ浦 Lake Kasumigaura (Japan’s second largest lake (Lake Biwa #1)) today, but typically in manner which celebrates their cultural importance & tourism for the region. *(Pencil Signed) - Of Okuyama’s rarer, larger-sized, pencil-signed edition.
Kasumigaura City Tourist Association - Hobikibune: http://www.kasumigaura-kankou.jp