Early Autumn in Urayasu (Hatsuaki no Urayasu)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- October 1931
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
"Early Autumn in Urayasu (Hatsuaki no Urayasu)," a 1931 color woodblock print by Kawase Hasui, depicts a calm river or inlet at dusk, with a village of low thatched and gabled roofs lining the far shore beneath a deep blue sky streaked with pink- and coral-tinted clouds. A single white-sailed boat sits near the center of the water, its form doubled in a soft reflection, while a foreground of dark grasses and slender flowering plants stretches across the bottom edge of the composition. The palette moves from indigo blue at the top through pale rose and blue-green near the horizon and water, giving the scene a quiet, still evening mood.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Early Autumn in Urayasu (Hatsuaki no Urayasu) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in October 1931.
Early Autumn in Urayasu (Hatsuaki no Urayasu) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Early Autumn in Urayasu (Hatsuaki no Urayasu) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (October 1931).
Early Autumn in Urayasu (Hatsuaki no Urayasu) depicts autumn foliage.