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Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, 1938

Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien)

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga
MoonlightNight ScenesGardens
Bokashi
Date:
1938
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

A stone lantern (tōrō) stands on a rocky point at the edge of a still pond, its arched base and lit interior reflected in the dark water below. Behind it, a gnarled pine with a propped, angled trunk leans over the lantern, set against low hills silhouetted under a deep blue-green night sky. The scene is rendered entirely in muted blue-green tones with no human figures, evoking a quiet, nocturnal garden stillness; text and seal markings appear in the lower margin and lower right. Kawase Hasui, 1938, color woodblock print, ōban.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1938.

Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.

Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1938).

Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien) depicts moonlight, night scenes, and gardens.