Kawara Spa, Joshu (Joshu Kawarayu)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1948
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Kawara Spa in Joshu, published in 1948, depicts the Kawarayu hot spring resort in the Agatsuma River gorge of present-day Gunma Prefecture (Joshu) — a historical spa town perched on the gorge walls above the river, its wooden buildings cantilevered over the hot-spring-fed stream. The Joshu mountain spas were among the most remote and atmospheric in the Kanto-adjacent highlands, their timber architecture built directly over the hot spring sources. The 1948 date places this among Hasui's immediate postwar return to mountain spa subjects in the Joshu highlands.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kawara Spa, Joshu (Joshu Kawarayu) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1948.
Kawara Spa, Joshu (Joshu Kawarayu) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1948).
Kawara Spa, Joshu (Joshu Kawarayu) depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and village scenes.