This woodblock print is inspired by Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" and is framed in a simple wooden frame (King JK101 series) with a slender profile. It evokes the quiet sea as the eastern sky begins to lighten. "The old man was rowing steadily and quietly. He was within his strength now and it was no strain. There were patches of the current where the water was swirling but the surface was flat as a board. He was using a third of his strength on the current. The eastern sky was beginning to lighten. He realized that he was farther out than he had thought." [From Ernest Hemingway, translated by Tsuneari Fukuda, "The Old Man and the Sea" (Shinchosha Bunko)] The woodblock print is postcard size. The frame size is equivalent to a "roku-giri" size (211mm wide x 263mm high), and it is mounted on a slightly smaller mat than the postcard size. The frame has glass in front, but it has been removed for the photograph to prevent reflections. * Because it is hand-printed, the color may differ from the photograph.