Abuto in the Morning, from the series "Abuto"
- Series:
- Abuto
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 39.3 × 26.2 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Abuto — a rocky headland in Hiroshima Prefecture overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, home to the distinctive overhanging Abuto Kannon temple — provided Yoshida with some of his most arresting coastal compositions, and this morning view from 1930 opens the series with the quality of light that only the first hour of day delivers. The sea at Abuto catches the earliest sun before the surrounding hills can shade it, and Yoshida renders this luminous early-morning moment with the tonal gradations that his jizuri self-printing technique made possible. The composition looks out across water toward distant islands, the stillness of the scene broken only by the suggestion of morning mist lifting from the sea's surface.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Abuto in the Morning, from the series "Abuto" was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1930.
Yes — Abuto in the Morning, from the series "Abuto" is part of the Abuto series by Hiroshi Yoshida.
Abuto in the Morning, from the series "Abuto" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Abuto in the Morning, from the series "Abuto" was published by Yoshida Studio (1930).
Abuto in the Morning, from the series "Abuto" depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and seascapes.
Abuto in the Morning, from the series "Abuto" measures 39.3 × 26.2 cm (Oban format).