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Moonlit Night at Miyajima (Miyajima no tsukiyo) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1947

Moonlit Night at Miyajima (Miyajima no tsukiyo)

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga
MoonlightNight Scenes
Bokashi
Miyajima
Date:
1947
Medium:
Color woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

Miyajima under moonlight returns in this 1947 print — a later and more experienced rendering of the famous floating torii site than the 1921 Second Series version. The tsukiyo title specifies clear moonlit night rather than misty moonlight, meaning the torii and shrine corridors are sharply visible in the lunar illumination, their vermillion color still faintly perceptible against the night sea. The postwar moonlit Miyajima shows Hasui's continued interest in returning to his most famous subjects with a deepened technique.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Moonlit Night at Miyajima (Miyajima no tsukiyo) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1947.

Moonlit Night at Miyajima (Miyajima no tsukiyo) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.

Moonlit Night at Miyajima (Miyajima no tsukiyo) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1947).

Moonlit Night at Miyajima (Miyajima no tsukiyo) depicts moonlight and night scenes, set at Miyajima.