Yui, Satta mine (Travelers on a high cliff by the sea), 16th Station
Entry/Object ID
68-31-75
Type of Print
Woodcut
Made/Created
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date made
circa 1833 - circa 1834
Time Period
19th Century
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Mat dimensions
Height
16 in
Width
20 in
Dimension Description
Paper dimensions
Height
10 in
Width
13-3/4 in
Interpretative Labels
Label
Seen in many works by Utagawa Hiroshige and his contemporaries, the distinctive blue gradient called bokashi (ぼかし) is characteristic of the Edo period. Bokashi is a printing technique that uses water and pigment to create subtle blends and transitions either between multiple colors or between pigment and water. Both styles of bokashi can be seen in The Satta Pass at Yui, 16th Station. This technique is used to create openness and distance in the print as well as to expand the usage of color in the work without requiring the printmaker to create more blocks. (Clear Water: Encountering Mokuhanga, 2023)
