Karasuma Street-Kyoto
- Date:
- 1970
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 38.3 × 64 cm
- Source:
Karasuma Street — one of Kyoto's central commercial thoroughfares — is rendered in this 1970 print with Karhu's characteristic attention to the visual layering of facade elements: shop signs, awnings, parked vehicles, and the rhythm of building frontages creating a dense, energetic streetscape. The print belongs to an early phase of his Kyoto street work, before his preference narrowed to the quieter, more traditional neighborhoods of Nishijin and Gion. Karasuma's commercial bustle gives the composition a different energy than his later, more contemplative works.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Karasuma Street-Kyoto was created by Clifton Karhu in 1970.
Karasuma Street-Kyoto depicts urban scenes, set at Kyoto.
Karasuma Street-Kyoto measures 38.3 × 64 cm (Oban format).
