Komagata Embankment
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twelve Scenes of Tokyo
- Date:
- Early Summer 1919
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A dark horse pulls a wooden two-wheeled cart between tall stacks of bundled green bamboo or reeds, with a figure in a round hat seated on the cart bed. Through a gap in the stacked bamboo, a river or bay is visible with a distant shoreline of low buildings beneath a blue sky and white clouds. The palette is dominated by yellow-green bamboo, ochre ground, and blue water, with the horse in dark brown and touches of red on its harness.
Kawase Hasui, "Komagata Embankment," 1919. Woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Komagata Embankment was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in Early Summer 1919.
Yes — Komagata Embankment is part of the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series by Kawase Hasui.
Komagata Embankment depicts landscapes and edo & tokyo.