Title : Akashi Beach

Artist : Utagawa Kunisada

Date : 1830

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Source : Honolulu Museum of Art
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Description : Akashino Ura as seen at sunset is skillfully rendered in full color, but the background in done in azuri-e (e.g., the key block and second block are both printed in blue). The effect was no doubt inspired by Western pictorial art. One of three from a series.

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