About This Print
A view of the tip of the narrow Sadamisaki Peninsula on Japan's Inland Sea which while 32 km long is never more than a few km wide. Its lighthouse, built in 1918, is one of Japan's "Fifty Famous Lighthouses" and commands one of the most spectacular views of all Japanese lighthouses. This print is one of ten from the series Here and There in Shikoku.Sadamisaki
Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadamisaki_Peninsula
The Sadamisaki Peninsula (佐田岬半島 Sadamisaki-hantō) is the westernmost part of the island of Shikoku, and is the narrowest peninsula in Japan. It is covered by the town of Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, and is home to the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant.
The peninsula is bounded to the north by the Inland Sea, to the south by the Uwa Sea (Pacific Ocean), and to the west by the Hōyo Strait, which separates Shikoku from Kyūshū.
This combination of mountains and ocean make the Sadamisaki Peninsula a popular sightseeing destination, especially in the spring when the sakura are in bloom.
The Sadamisaki Lighthouse stands at the tip of the peninsula.
The Sadamisaki Lighthouse
Print Details
IHL Catalog | #1065 |
Title | Sadamisaki 佐田岬 |
Series | Here and There in Shikoku 四国散見 Shikoku sanken |
Artist | Asano Takeji (1900-1999) |
Signature | ![]() |
Seal | no seal |
Date | c. 1960s |
Edition | likely first and only edition |
Carver | artist |
Publisher | artist - the prints in the artist's series of scenic views around Japan and of various cities in the western world, published in the 1960s, were originally distributed through a print collecting club (木版画 頒布会 moku hanga hanpukai). |
Impression | excellent |
Colors | excellent |
Condition | excellent |
Genre | sosaku hanga (creative print) |
Miscellaneous | |
Format | oban |
H x W Paper | 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (26 x 38.7 cm) |
H x W Image | 9 5/8 x 14 7/16 in. (24.4 x 36.7 cm) |
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8/28/2018