Night is Coming documents a transitional moment — dusk deepening toward darkness — making it a study in atmospheric graduation rather than a static nocturnal scene. The composition likely shows a landscape horizon, possibly derived from the rural Fukushima terrain of Yamanaka's childhood, with the sky shifting through registers of amber, violet, and deep blue as it descends from the top of the block to the earth line. This tonal progression would be achieved through meticulous multi-stage bokashi, each block inked with a different value or hue and applied with careful registration. Stars may begin to emerge in the upper register as the sky deepens.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Night is Coming was created by Gen Yamanaka (山中現).
Night is Coming depicts landscapes and night scenes.
