Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A white-walled castle keep with dark tiled roofs and gables rises against a night sky, its clouds picked out in deep indigo-blue with a single pale star or moon above. Pine branches lean in from the right over a low earthen path and grassy verge in front of the building's whitewashed walls and wooden fencing. Kawase Hasui, "Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō)," from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen), 1933, color woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1933.
Yes — Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen) is part of the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition series by Kawase Hasui.
Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen) depicts castles, landscapes, and famous places (meisho-e).