Evening at Tago Bay (Tago no ura no yube), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1940
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Evening at Tago Bay, from the Selection of Views of Japan published in 1940, depicts Tago no ura — the famous bay on the Suruga coast near the mouth of the Fuji River that inspired some of Japan's most celebrated classical poetry — at the transitional hour of evening, the sky shifting from afternoon to the first colors of sunset over the bay's wide expanse. Tago no ura, celebrated in the Man'yoshu and Ogura Hyakunin Isshu for its views of Fuji above the sea, gave Hasui a subject with layers of classical literary association. The seascape and bokashi tags indicate a composition of atmospheric breadth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Evening at Tago Bay (Tago no ura no yube), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1940.
Yes — Evening at Tago Bay (Tago no ura no yube), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" is part of the Selection of Views of the Tōkaidō series by Kawase Hasui.
Evening at Tago Bay (Tago no ura no yube), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Evening at Tago Bay (Tago no ura no yube), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1940).
Evening at Tago Bay (Tago no ura no yube), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" depicts landscapes, seascapes, and night scenes.