River-side
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
"River-side" brings Tajima's abstracting attention to bear on one of the enduring subjects of Japanese landscape art: the bank and flow of a river. Rather than depicting the river as a scenic subject, Tajima renders the experience of standing beside moving water — the shifting light, the sound implied by the image, the boundary between land and water dissolving into a zone of visual ambiguity. His handling suggests the indefinite edge where stillness and movement meet.
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
River-side was created by Hiroyuki Tajima (田島博之).
River-side depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.