Arashiyama
by Insho Domoto
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
This oban woodblock print depicts Arashiyama, the mountainous western district of Kyoto where the Oi River flows through a forested gorge that has been celebrated in Japanese art and literature for over a millennium. Domoto, a Kyoto native trained in the Nihonga tradition, brings an intimate familiarity with this landscape that sets his rendering apart from the tourist-eye views of visiting artists. The print likely captures the area's layered mountain silhouettes and riverside scenery, with the woodblock medium handling the dense foliage and atmospheric mist that characterize the Arashiyama valley. Domoto's dual practice in Nihonga painting and woodblock printmaking allowed him to move between brushwork and carved line, bringing a painter's sensitivity to color and tone into the more structured discipline of the print medium.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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)"
1934
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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)
n.d.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Arashiyama was created by Insho Domoto (堂本印象).
Arashiyama depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mountains, set at Arashiyama.