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Early Autumn in Itako (Itako no hatsuaki)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- n.d. [1942]
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A single-masted sailboat with a white sail glides across a calm river beneath a pale crescent moon, its hull and sail reflected in the water. A row of tall, slender trees lines the far bank alongside a small house, set against a sky and water washed in graduating bands of blue, pink, and pale orange. The scene is quiet and still, with a lone standing figure visible among the distant trees. Kawase Hasui, "Early Autumn in Itako (Itako no hatsuaki)," 1883, color woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Early Autumn in Itako (Itako no hatsuaki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in n.d. [1942].
Early Autumn in Itako (Itako no hatsuaki) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Early Autumn in Itako (Itako no hatsuaki) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (n.d. [1942]).
Early Autumn in Itako (Itako no hatsuaki) depicts autumn foliage.