Ascetics' Cave
by Ito Shinsui
- Date:
- 1937
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.3 × 39.9 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
A deep cave associated with religious ascetics is rendered in this 1937 landscape, the geological drama of the cavern entrance providing an unusual setting in Shinsui's output, which more often favored water, sky, and cultivated landscapes. Ascetics' caves—the retreat sites of yamabushi and other mountain practitioners—appeared occasionally in Edo-period landscape prints and Shinsui's treatment continues this tradition while filtering it through the shin-hanga period's gentler, more atmospheric style.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ascetics' Cave was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1937.
Ascetics' Cave was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1937).
Ascetics' Cave depicts landscapes, religious, and mountains.
Ascetics' Cave measures 27.3 × 39.9 cm (Oban format).