![Arashiyama, Kyoto by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print, n.d. [1952]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/c4955953-e084-6146-7246-7277f3a1949d/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Arashiyama, Kyoto
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- n.d. [1952]
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.4 × 24.2 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Arashiyama in Kyoto, dated circa 1952, depicts the celebrated district on the western outskirts of Kyoto where the Oi River (Hozu River in its upper reaches) passes through a mountain gap flanked by the famous bamboo groves and the classical temple gardens of Tenryu-ji. Arashiyama in any season — cherry blossoms in spring, brilliant maple in autumn — is among Japan's most visited landscape destinations, and Hasui's postwar composition likely captures the river's sweeping curve through the wooded valley. The undated attribution (circa 1952) places this among Hasui's final-decade revisits to Kansai's celebrated landscapes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Arashiyama, Kyoto was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in n.d. [1952].
Arashiyama, Kyoto uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Arashiyama, Kyoto was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (n.d. [1952]).
Arashiyama, Kyoto depicts rivers & lakes, trees, and mountains, set at Kyoto, Arashiyama.
Arashiyama, Kyoto measures 36.4 × 24.2 cm (Oban format).