Deer Strolling along Kasuga Shrine, Nara
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Kawase Hasui
A second printing state of Hasui's Kasuga Shrine deer composition, this woodblock print shares its subject with related versions while likely differing in colorway, [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) distribution, or paper tone. The scene centers on the sacred deer of Nara moving through the shrine's celebrated stone lantern avenue, the ishidoro rendered with the texture of aged granite under filtered forest light. Hasui's skill at depicting dappled shade and the particular stillness of sacred spaces is evident in this type of composition. [Shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) publishers such as Watanabe produced multiple runs of popular designs, and subtle differences in line block impressions and pigment layering distinguish individual states of the same image.
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Deer Strolling along Kasuga Shrine, Nara was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Deer Strolling along Kasuga Shrine, Nara depicts animals.
