"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
This impression records Hasui's moonlit view of Sanzen-in temple in Ohara, Kyoto, a composition that belongs to his extensive treatment of temple and shrine landscapes in nocturnal conditions. Sanzen-in's enclosed garden, ancient structures, and moss-covered paths provided a subject suited to the blue-dominant palette Hasui developed for moonlight scenes—soft blues and grey-greens punctuated by pale reflective surfaces suggesting moonlight. The Ohara valley's remoteness gave it a quieter, more meditative character than Kyoto's central monuments, and Hasui's compositional choices in this design likely reflect that quality through sparse human presence and emphasis on natural textures over architectural spectacle.
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.
