"Moonlight at Sanzenin Shrine, Kyoto. SANZEN'IN SHRINE, OHARA, KYOTO"
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Kawase Hasui
A second impression of Hasui's Sanzen-in moonlight composition, with possible variations in the blue gradation of the night sky compared to other recorded examples. Sanzen-in in Ohara was a recurring destination for artists and photographers seeking the atmosphere of ancient Buddhist architecture surrounded by forest and mountain terrain. Hasui would have sketched the site on location and translated those studies into the multiple-block woodblock format under Watanabe Shozaburo's guidance, with final color decisions made collaboratively with the carver and printer. The precision of the moon disc (if present) and the consistency of the blue-black ink saturation across the sky area are useful indicators in comparing impressions.
Woodblock print
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
"Moonlight at Sanzenin Shrine, Kyoto. SANZEN'IN SHRINE, OHARA, KYOTO" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
"Moonlight at Sanzenin Shrine, Kyoto. SANZEN'IN SHRINE, OHARA, KYOTO" depicts night scenes.
