Kotsuki River, Kagoshima, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Kagoshima Kotsukigawa)
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Selection of Views of Japan
- Date:
- 1922
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Kotsuki River at Kagoshima, from the Selection of Scenes from Japan published in 1922, depicts the Kotsuki River flowing through the castle town of Kagoshima at the southern tip of Kyushu — a river that defines the western boundary of the old city, with the distinctive profile of the active volcano Sakurajima visible across Kagoshima Bay beyond. The Kotsuki River's urban embankments and the dramatic volcanic backdrop of Sakurajima — perpetually emitting ash and occasionally erupting — gave Hasui an extraordinary landscape composition where the domesticated city river meets geological drama. The Rivers & Lakes and Bokashi tags indicate an atmospheric treatment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kotsuki River, Kagoshima, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Kagoshima Kotsukigawa) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1922.
Yes — Kotsuki River, Kagoshima, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Kagoshima Kotsukigawa) is part of the Selection of Views of Japan series (print 15) by Kawase Hasui.
Kotsuki River, Kagoshima, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Kagoshima Kotsukigawa) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Kotsuki River, Kagoshima, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Kagoshima Kotsukigawa) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1922).
Kotsuki River, Kagoshima, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Kagoshima Kotsukigawa) depicts rivers & lakes.