Fumio Kitaoka’s 1985 Woodblock print “ジョージタウンの運河 (Georgetown Canal)” guides you along the tranquil towpath of Washington, D.C.’s historic Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, where lock gates spill rippling water beneath a canopy of trees and Federal-style rowhouses peek through the foliage. A serene urban oasis rendered in vivid colour. 🌳🚣🏘️
- Year & Edition: 1985 · Ed. of 225 (4/225) (signed, titled & dated in pencil).
- Medium: Woodblock.
- Dimensions: Sheet W: 49.00 cm × H: 39.50 cm; Image W: 40.75 cm × H: 30.75 cm.
- Condition: Fabulous; no marks, blemishes, or discoloration; as new with no signs of prior mounting or framing.
- Notes: Depicts the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (“C&O Canal”), completed in 1850 to link Georgetown to Cumberland, Maryland, and now preserved as a National Historical Park. The scene shows a canal lock and towpath flanked by sycamores and classic brick rowhouses - once bustling with mule-drawn barges carrying coal and grain. This print celebrates the contrast of engineered waterways and urban greenery in one of Washington’s most picturesque neighbourhoods.
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