A Walk on the Sumida River | Tokyo

4-block Mokuhanga original print on handmade Japanese washi paper. Limited edition of 15. Each wood block was carved by hand by the artist while studying Mokuhanga in Tokyo. Japanese water-based pigment applied by hand to each color block. Please note that due to the natural variation in paper, hand-pressure, and pigment color application, each print has minor variations. Unframed.

Printed Area: 21cm x 30cm (8.25" x 11.8")

One late evening in Tokyo, I decided to go for a solo walk along the west bank of the Sumida River. As I strolled, several ferries went by, each glittering with warm lantern lights and the imagined sound of laughter and steaming food inside. I could only make out the dark silhouettes of the ferry passengers, but their unknown stories called to me under the watchful backdrop of the Tokyo Skytree. After they passed, I sat on a bench in silence and fell under the hypnotic trance of the lights reflected in the swells and ripples of the water.