Shintaro Okazaki – Seto Inland Sea in Moonlight

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1953. The current print was printed in the Reiwa period (2019 – present).

Shintaro Okazaki may not have created enough designs to establish a universally recognizable style, but it’s evident that if he had, it would have been entirely unique among Shin-hanga artists. The keylines for the current design are relatively simple, but the ingenious interplay of blue-green-purple hues renders it an almost magical night scene, not encountered in any other Shin-hanga print.

Image size (excluding margins): 36.5 * 24.0 cm (14.4 * 9.4 in).

The print is in excellent condition.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

See an overview Shintaro Okazaki’s woodblock prints.

See an overview of Shintaro Okazaki's woodblock prints