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The Bay of Futami, from an untitled series of small perspective pictures

The Bay of Futami, from an untitled series of small perspective pictures

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Utagawa Toyoharu

In addition to large format perspective prints, Toyoharu also produced many of his designs in miniature versions. Famous for its beauty, the beach at the Bay of Futami included a view of the “husband and wife rocks.” The Shinto rope and purifying paper that join the two natural stone outcrops designate them as sacred. Viewing the rocks at sunrise was thought to be auspicious, and Toyoharu has included devoted pilgrims bound for the Ise Shrine who would stop en route to visit the Bay of Futami.
Artist
Utagawa Toyoharu
(Japanese, 1735 - 1814)
Title
The Bay of Futami, from an untitled series of small perspective pictures
Date
ca. 1770
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
105 x 154 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.3073
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By 1925, purchased in Japan by Frank Lloyd Wright; ca. 1926, acquired by The Bank of Wisconsin; 1928, sold to Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 9 January 1980, bequeathed by John H. Van Vleck to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Mueller, Laura. "Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School." Leiden, The Netherlands: Hotei Publishing, 2007. p. 73, no. 25

  • Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770-1900 : Chazen Museum of Art, 3/21/2008–6/15/2008
  • Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/3/2007–1/6/2008

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