Moon at Umagome, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Uragome no tsuki)
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twenty Views of Tokyo (print 20 of 20)
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Umagome in the Twenty Views of Tokyo series appears here under moonlight — the neighborhood likely in the Sumida River area of eastern Tokyo, the water surface reflecting the moon in a wide, horizontal composition. This 1930 print from the Twenty Views of Tokyo captures one of Hasui's standard moonlit urban-waterway compositions: dark sky, still water, silhouetted buildings along the bank, and a clear moon above or reflected below. The series' geographic range across Tokyo meant subjects from crowded central areas to quieter outer neighborhoods.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Moon at Umagome, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Uragome no tsuki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1930.
Yes — Moon at Umagome, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Uragome no tsuki) is part of the Twenty Views of Tokyo series (print 20 of 20) by Kawase Hasui.
Moon at Umagome, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Uragome no tsuki) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Moon at Umagome, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Uragome no tsuki) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930).
Moon at Umagome, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Uragome no tsuki) depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and moonlight, set at Tokyo.