Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century)
- Date:
- 1999
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image courtesy of
- Art Institute of Chicago
"Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo" is a sōsaku-hanga print by Kawanishi Yuzaburo. This atmospheric work captures a sense of place and season with the contemplative sensitivity that characterizes the artist's finest prints.
Kawanishi Yuzaburo renders this scene with masterful control of the printing medium, using the interplay of carved line, color, and paper texture to evoke atmosphere and mood. The composition balances naturalistic observation with poetic interpretation.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century) was created by Kawanishi Yuzaburo (川西祐三郎) in 1999.
Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century) depicts landscapes.
