The Takase river
by Ido Masao
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
A stone-lined canal runs between a low bridge and a laden wooden boat piled with round, basket-woven bundles, moored beside a stone embankment. Weeping willows with bright yellow-green fronds overhang the water on the left, while gabled and half-timbered houses with grey tile roofs line the far bank; the artist's red seal appears at lower right. The palette is dominated by turquoise and teal water, chartreuse foliage, and warm browns and ochres in the boat and buildings, giving the scene a calm, sunlit stillness with no human figures present. Ido Masao's *The Takase river* is a mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock print); the year is unrecorded.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Takase river was created by Ido Masao (井堂雅夫).
The Takase river depicts rivers & lakes.