Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa)
Kamogawa
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 40.4 × 28.7 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The Kamo River flows through the heart of Kyoto from north to south, and in this 1933 oban-format print Yoshida captures the river as it passes through the city — its broad, stony bed framed by the mountains of Higashiyama to the east and the urban fabric of the former imperial capital along its banks. The Kamo was the defining natural feature of Kyoto's urban geography, and Yoshida treats it with the respect due both a natural waterway and a cultural artifact — a river that had reflected the city's history for over a millennium. His handling of the water's movement across the graveled riverbed, and of the light that plays across the Higashiyama slopes in the background, is characteristic of his best urban landscape work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa) (Kamogawa) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1933.
Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa) uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa) was published by Yoshida Studio (1933).
Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa) depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes, set at Kyoto.
Kamo River in Kyoto (Kamogawa) measures 40.4 × 28.7 cm (Oban format).