Bell Tower, Mount Koya, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Koyasan shoro)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- February 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A snow-covered bell tower with a hip-and-gable roof stands atop a stone-and-plaster base, framed by tall evergreens heavy with snow and a low thatched roofline in the foreground. A single dark-robed figure carrying an umbrella walks along a footpath cut through the snow toward the tower, with distant rooftops faintly visible under a muted grey sky. The palette is limited to soft greys, whites, and muted blue-greens, rendered with fine dot-pattern shading to suggest falling snow.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Bell Tower, Mount Koya, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Koyasan shoro) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in February 1935.
Yes — Bell Tower, Mount Koya, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Koyasan shoro) is part of the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition series by Kawase Hasui.
Bell Tower, Mount Koya, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Koyasan shoro) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Bell Tower, Mount Koya, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Koyasan shoro) depicts landscapes, architecture, and famous places (meisho-e).