Night at Ikenohata 10/100
by Ito Shinsui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- The Art of Japan
- Image courtesy of
- The Art of Japan
Description
A deep indigo night sky forms the backdrop for a row of bare, silhouetted trees framing a low building with a red-lit doorway or lantern glowing at its entrance. A single small figure in pale clothing stands near the lit entrance, dwarfed by a tall utility pole rising through the composition, with a few faint stars dotting the sky above. Night at Ikenohata 10/100, a woodblock print by Ito Shinsui, renders the scene in muted blues and blacks accented by the single warm point of red-orange light.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Night at Ikenohata 10/100 was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
Night at Ikenohata 10/100 depicts night scenes.