Kitaoka has captured a moment, during the heat of midday, of three villagers gathering seaweed and plants on the beach.  This print has a similar feel to the languid Fishing Village in the Afternoon one of the artist's best known works created in 1967 four years after this work.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#957
Title	Midday at the Beach (Mahiru no Hama 真晝の浜)
Series	n/a
Artist	Kitaoka Fumio(1918-2007)
Signature	pencil signed by artist in English lower right of margin
Seal	unsealed
Publication Date	1963
Edition	67/100
Publisher	self-published
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	excellent - minor toning verso; spot of foxing verso
Genre	sosaku hanga (creative print)
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Format
H x W Paper	15 5/8 x 18 7/8 in. (39.7 x 47.9 cm)
H x W Image	13 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.  (34.9 x 44.5 cm)
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