Dusk at Aso (Outer Crater) (Aso no yu (gairin))
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1948
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Kawase Hasui's 1948 woodblock print *Dusk at Aso (Outer Crater)* shows a deep blue mountain ridge rising above a wide expanse of rolling green grassland, with a teal sky streaked by rows of pink-tinged clouds at the horizon. In the foreground a small figure in white leads two dark oxen or cattle along a pale dirt path cutting diagonally across the meadow. The palette contrasts cool blues and greens with warm pink cloud accents, giving the scene a quiet, still evening mood.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dusk at Aso (Outer Crater) (Aso no yu (gairin)) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1948.
Dusk at Aso (Outer Crater) (Aso no yu (gairin)) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1948).
Dusk at Aso (Outer Crater) (Aso no yu (gairin)) depicts night scenes.