Fishing by Torch in Kai Province (Koshu hiburi) from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi)"
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- 18.8 × 26 cm (7 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Origin
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Holding institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image provider
- art-institute-chicago
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes Visual · 99%
The image presents a broad natural setting of hills, trees, vegetation, and flowing water as its primary subject.
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Waterscapes Visual · 99%
Multiple winding stream channels dominate the composition, rendered with repeated bands and directional marks.
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Work and Workers Both · 98%
Several figures are visibly engaged in coordinated activity in the stream, and the catalog title identifies the scene as fishing.
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Figures in Nature Visual · 97%
Human figures are placed within a wooded, hilly natural environment rather than an urban or architectural setting.
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Times of Day Both · 92%
The upper field is very dark and the title refers to fishing by torch, establishing a nocturnal or low-light setting, although individual torches are not clearly visible.
Styles and Movements
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Ukiyo-e Interpretive · 91%
Hokusai’s Japanese color woodblock print and its stylized landscape composition support its association with the ukiyo-e tradition; the supplied museum record does not explicitly name the movement.
Visual Qualities
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Dynamism Visual · 97%
Curving bands of water and the varied poses of the figures create a pronounced sense of directional flow and physical activity.
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Linear Forms Visual · 96%
Repeated contour-like marks describe the water, hills, foliage, and branches, producing a strongly linear surface.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The museum classifies the work as a color woodblock print in chuban format.
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies a color woodblock print, supporting the woodcut category.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated circa 1833/34, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Both · 99%
The artist is identified as Japanese, the place of origin is Japan, and the image is a Japanese woodblock landscape print.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Fishing by Torch in Kai Province (Koshu hiburi) from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi)". The Art Institute of Chicago.