Horai Rock, Kiso River, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Kisogawa Horaiiwa)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1928
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Horai Rock at Kiso River, from the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series published in 1928, depicts the Horaiiwa — a celebrated rock formation in the Kiso River gorge near Inuyama in present-day Aichi Prefecture — set within the dramatic river scenery of the Kiso gorge where the swift river cuts through layers of paleozoic sediment. The Horaiiwa, named for the legendary island paradise Horai, rises from the river bed as a freestanding rock formation that has been depicted in poetry and visual art since the Edo period. The Rivers & Lakes and Bokashi tags indicate a composition dominated by the river's movement and the atmospheric sky gradient.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Horai Rock, Kiso River, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Kisogawa Horaiiwa) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1928.
Yes — Horai Rock, Kiso River, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Kisogawa Horaiiwa) is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series series by Kawase Hasui.
Horai Rock, Kiso River, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Kisogawa Horaiiwa) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Horai Rock, Kiso River, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Kisogawa Horaiiwa) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1928).
Horai Rock, Kiso River, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Kisogawa Horaiiwa) depicts rivers & lakes and travel scenes.