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The image shows a natural arch rock formation standing prominently on the right side of the scene. The horizon is low in the image, with a small mountain or island and a ship visible beyond the arch in the open sea. Delicate brushstrokes and lines detail the rock and clouds, with shading defining textures. The color palette is muted with soft beige tones and lighter hues accentuating the clouds and waves. A small rowing boat is visible in the waters, adding scale and activity to the scene.
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The image shows a natural arch rock formation standing prominently on the right side of the scene. The horizon is low in the image, with a small mountain or island and a ship visible beyond the arch in the open sea. Delicate brushstrokes and lines detail the rock and clouds, with shading defining textures. The color palette is muted with soft beige tones and lighter hues accentuating the clouds and waves. A small rowing boat is visible in the waters, adding scale and activity to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Arch Rock, Kagosima Bay, Japan

William Brenton Boggs

Date
1855
Medium
graphite with gouache on wove paper
Dimensions
image (irregular): 17.15 × 23.5 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.) sheet: 38.42 × 24.13 cm (15 1/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.555
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Edward M. East, 1948)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Arch
  • landscape
  • Japan
Provenance

Mrs. Edward M. East, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1948; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower left in graphite: WBB.; lower right in graphite: Arch Rock / Kagosima Bay / Japan, Jany, 1855/; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 70

NGA object ID 193814. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.