Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 69998

Arashiyama in Winter

Artist / 作者: Kawase Hasui川瀬巴水
Date / 年代: 1921
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Taisho / honolulu
Digital record / 画像記録: 309 × 450 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Honolulu Museum of Art
Published by / 公開者: 星野アカリ
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Honolulu Museum of Art

Catalog note / 解説

Hasui's Arashiyama in Winter utilizes a distinctive device in which a line of pine trees functions as a type of latticework within the composition. A boat floating on the water is visible between the trees. Boats are one of the most common images found in Hiroshige's prints. His Five-Trunked Pine on the Onagi shows a huge pine branch supported on poles, hanging over a canal. On the boat is a party of pleasure-seekers. His poetic print Seba, also depicting a boat on a river, is considered to be one of Hiroshige's most successful works. (from Nostalgic Japan exhibition 6/8/2005-) ALT TEXT Arashiyama, a famous scenic area located to the west of Kyoto, is one of the ancient capitals of Japan. A…

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