Kinosaki in Tajima Province
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1924
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24 × 36.2 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Kinosaki in Tajima Province, published in 1924, depicts the celebrated hot spring town of Kinosaki (present-day Kinosaki Onsen) on the San'in coast of Hyogo Prefecture — a spa town whose main street is lined with seven distinct hot spring bathhouses connected by a canal where willow trees trail over the water. Kinosaki was famed in modern Japanese literature as the setting of Shiga Naoya's 1917 story "At Kinosaki," and Hasui's 1924 composition captures the town's distinctive combination of canal, willows, traditional inn facades, and mountain backdrop. The Landscapes tag without Bokashi suggests a clear-day composition.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kinosaki in Tajima Province was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1924.
Kinosaki in Tajima Province was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1924).
Kinosaki in Tajima Province depicts landscapes.
Kinosaki in Tajima Province measures 24 × 36.2 cm (Oban format).