Futatsu Hall, Nikko (Nikko Futatsudo)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1929
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Futatsu Hall at Nikko (November 1929 version), from the 1929 oban-format series, depicts the Futatsudo at Nikko — the paired subsidiary worship halls within the shrine complex — in an autumn or late-autumn treatment where the surrounding cedar and deciduous forest frame the aged wooden structures. This November 1929 composition is one of several closely related Futatsudo prints from this period, each exploring different seasonal or lighting conditions of the same architectural subject. The Nikko complex's combination of lavish Edo-period decoration and ancient forest gave Hasui a subject of extraordinary richness.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Futatsu Hall, Nikko (Nikko Futatsudo) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1929.
Futatsu Hall, Nikko (Nikko Futatsudo) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1929).
Futatsu Hall, Nikko (Nikko Futatsudo) depicts architecture, set at Nikko.