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ArtistFull-screen, complete width, broad, 16:9 format of a delicate linocut with bokeh edges, rich colors, executed on rough handmade paper of poem number 46, Sone no Yoshitada,of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu: "Like a mariner / Sailing over Yura's strait / With his rudder gone: / Where, over the deep of love, / The end lies, I do not know." This image shows a Japanese sailor in a small skiff being tossed about by Hokusai-style waves. The young Japanese sailor has lost one of his two oars, so he is quite distraught and lacks orientation in the high waves. The weather is stormy, with rain and wind driving the the skiff in all directions. The image is executed as a detailed, highly symbolic woodcut, with the young sailor lost and without direction in the straits of love. Extreme detail, timeless motif combined with a classical woodcut esthetic and masterful technique. Exquisite Japanese folio.
A vibrant illustration depicts a red-sailed boat sailing through blue waves under a starlit sky. Two figures are onboard, with smaller boats in the background, suggesting a serene maritime scene.