Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Selection of Views of Japan
- Date:
- 1924
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 23.2 × 30.4 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A wooden beam bridge on numerous pilings curves across the upper portion of the composition, casting a dark band at its far end and reflecting in the pale blue-green water below; a single distant figure walks along its length. In the foreground, a woman in a blue polka-dot robe and white headscarf stands on the muddy, rock-strewn bank holding a bundle of greens, facing three white ducks or geese swimming near the shore. The palette is limited to soft blues, tans, and grays, with the artist's red seal at lower right; this is Kawase Hasui's 1924 oban print "Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa" (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1924.
Yes — Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" is part of the Selection of Views of Japan series (print 4) by Kawase Hasui.
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1924).
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Kyoto, Gion.
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" measures 23.2 × 30.4 cm (Oban format).