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Evening at Tagonoura — Tago no Ura no Yuu by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Woodblock print

Evening at Tagonoura — Tago no Ura no Yuu

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga
Night Scenes
Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Japanese Art Open Database

Description

This sixth impression of the Tago no Ura no Yuu design contributes to one of the larger groups of related printings within Hasui's catalogue for any single composition. The bay's wide horizontal plane and clear sight-line to Mt. Fuji made it well-suited to the oban format's landscape orientation, and Hasui's skill with water and sky rendered in graduated bokashi made the subject a natural fit for his technical strengths. The print would have been produced on kôzo-based washi using multiple woodblocks, each carrying a distinct color or tonal zone. The careful registration required to align successive blocks — essential for the smooth gradation in open sky — reflects the precision craftsmanship of the Watanabe atelier's specialist printers.

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Evening at Tagonoura — Tago no Ura no Yuu was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).

Evening at Tagonoura — Tago no Ura no Yuu depicts night scenes.