Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no Kihan), from Eight Views of the Province Omi (Omi Hakkei)

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Object Label
Toyoharu, founder of the Utagawa school, created a single-sheet treatment of the Eight Views of Ōmi Province in the 1770s, taking his inspiration from the Chinese tradition of depicting scenic areas with strong literary associations. Hiroshige produced many series based on this model, depicting the area around Lake Biwa. This horizontal series is one of his most celebrated and includes a popular poem in the square cartouche that remarks on the beauty of the boats returning to Yabase with full sails.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, 1797–1858. Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no Kihan), from Eight Views of the Province Omi (Omi Hakkei), ca. 1834. Color woodblock print on paper, Sheet: 9 1/8 x 14 1/16 in. (23.2 x 35.7 cm) Image: 8 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (22.6 x 35.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 39.586. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 39.586_SL1.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Artist
Title
Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no Kihan), from Eight Views of the Province Omi (Omi Hakkei)
Date
ca. 1834
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Color woodblock print on paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/8 x 14 1/16 in. (23.2 x 35.7 cm) Image: 8 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (22.6 x 35.3 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige ga (広重画)
Inscriptions
Poem: Maho kakete/ Yabase ni kaeru/ fune wa ima/ uchide no hama o/ ato no oikaze (真帆かけて 八橋にかへる 船はいま うち出のはまを あとの追風)
Markings
Publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō) Seal: Hoyeido
Credit Line
Frank L. Babbott Fund
Accession Number
39.586
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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