Artist

Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849)

Japanese Woodblock Print  Name 

Goto Kujiratsuki  (五島鯨突) 

From Series -  One Thousand Images of the Sea

Goto is an archipelago at the western end of Hizen Province (Nagasaki Prefecture),

and even today, its waters are a thriving fishing area.

Whaling is as popular as in the Kishu Kumano Sea (Wakayama Prefecture) and

Tosa Bay (Kochi Prefecture), where the traditional fishing method was

to surround whales with dozens of boats and shoot harpoons at them to catch them.

Hokusai Series of One Thousand Images of the Sea were reproduced

by Tokyo traditional woodcut craft Association

These traditional woodblock prints were reproduced exactly as the first edition

at Edo-Tokyo Museum have by many of top skilled craftsmen

like a dream team in Japan.

Approx Image Size 

Height 22.00 cm  x Width 35.00 cm

(H 8.661" x  W 13.780")

Condition  

Only perfect condition one.　

Never rolled up.

Never framed, kept in professional condition.

Color 

Refer to our Pictures

The color of the actual Woodblock Print may be slightly different

from the images on our pictures.

It is impossible to show the actual color of

these fine art of woodblock prints and texture of Washi Paper.