Morning in Nishibira, Izu (Izu Nishibira no asa)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1953
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
*Morning in Nishibira, Izu (Izu Nishibira no asa)*, a color woodblock print by Kawase Hasui, 1953. The scene shows a thatched-roof farmhouse and outbuildings nestled at the base of steep, densely forested green hills, with two straw-thatched haystacks beside the main house and a cherry tree in pale pink bloom at its side. In the foreground a flooded rice paddy with visible planting rows stretches across the lower portion of the composition, while two small figures stand near the buildings under a pale blue morning sky streaked with soft clouds.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Morning in Nishibira, Izu (Izu Nishibira no asa) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1953.
Morning in Nishibira, Izu (Izu Nishibira no asa) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1953).
Morning in Nishibira, Izu (Izu Nishibira no asa) depicts landscapes, mountains, and village scenes.