Vintage Japanese Harbor Woodblock Print – Fumio Fujita, 2003
Artist: Fumio Fujita (1933–1996)*
Title: Harbor Scene (descriptive title; official title unknown)
Medium: Woodblock print
Year: 2003 (posthumous edition)
Edition: Open edition
Image size: Approx. 16 × 14 cm (6.3 × 5.5 in.)
Paper size: Approx. 20 × 16 cm (7.9 × 6.3 in.)
Condition: Excellent condition.
Notes:
With a restrained palette of blues, whites, and soft grays accented by touches of red, this harbor scene captures the quiet rhythm of a working fishing port. Fujita reduces boats, rigging, water, and distant shoreline to their essential forms, creating a composition that feels both graphic and deeply familiar. The print has the calm, lived-in atmosphere characteristic of his work and rewards repeated viewing with its balance of simplicity and thoughtful design.
Keywords: Fumio Fujita, Japanese woodblock print, harbor, fishing boat, coastal landscape, vintage Japanese print, maritime art, blue, modern Japanese print