Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
Abuto no Kannon
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Selection of Views of Japan
- Date:
- 1922
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 × 30.6 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A snow-covered temple pavilion perches atop a rocky outcrop above the sea, its curved eaves and dark wooden beams dusted with white against a sky filled with dense, streaking diagonal lines of falling snow. A vermillion-red railing and a small stone or wood lantern stand at the cliff's edge, providing the only strong color accents amid the muted gray, white, and pale blue palette; a strip of blue water is visible at the lower left. Kawase Hasui's 1922 color woodblock print (oban), "Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon)" from the series "Selection of Views of Japan," bears the artist's red seal and signature in the lower right and text along the left margin.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" (Abuto no Kannon) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1922.
Yes — Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" is part of the Selection of Views of Japan series (print 1) by Kawase Hasui.
Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1922).
Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and religious.
Kannon Temple at Abuto (Abuto no Kannon), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" measures 22.9 × 30.6 cm (Oban format).