Moon over Akebi Bridge (Akebibashi no tsuki)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Akebi Bridge — a small span in Tokyo or the surrounding area — takes on a luminous quality under a full moon in this 1935 print, the bridge's reflection extending across dark water. The Akebibashi no tsuki composition uses the bridge as a middle-ground element that connects the moonlit sky above to the reflected moon below, the arch of the bridge echoing the arc of the moon's reflection in the water. Bokashi gradations in the sky build around the moon's halo.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Moon over Akebi Bridge (Akebibashi no tsuki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1935.
Moon over Akebi Bridge (Akebibashi no tsuki) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Moon over Akebi Bridge (Akebibashi no tsuki) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1935).
Moon over Akebi Bridge (Akebibashi no tsuki) depicts landscapes, bridges, and moonlight.