Minuma River at Omiya (Omiya Minumagawa)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A dusk river scene rendered almost entirely in deep blue-grays, with a dark, silhouetted tree and a low house on the near bank, its single window glowing orange and casting a reflection onto the water below. Small pale flecks scattered across the sky, foliage, and riverbank suggest fireflies, while the river curves back toward a dim, flattened horizon at left. No figures are present; the composition is quiet and still, built almost entirely from tonal gradation rather than line. Kawase Hasui, "Minuma River at Omiya (Omiya Minumagawa)," 1930, color woodblock print, ōban.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Minuma River at Omiya (Omiya Minumagawa) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1930.
Minuma River at Omiya (Omiya Minumagawa) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Minuma River at Omiya (Omiya Minumagawa) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930).
Minuma River at Omiya (Omiya Minumagawa) depicts rivers & lakes.