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Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1940

Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa)

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga
LandscapesFamous Places (Meisho-e)
Bokashi
Date:
1940
Medium:
Color woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

Onomichi, the hillside port city in Hiroshima Prefecture facing the Seto Inland Sea, is shown at morning in this 1940 print from the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition. The city's famous slope — where narrow lanes connect temple after temple on the hillside above the harbor — is most atmospheric in early morning before the day's visitors arrive, and Hasui likely depicted the harbor and its reflected light at dawn. Onomichi's combination of water, hill, and historic temple city made it one of the most compositionally rich cities in western Japan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1940.

Yes — Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa) is part of the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition series (print 21) by Kawase Hasui.

Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.

Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1940).

Morning in Onomichi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukeishu II Kansia hen, Onomichi no asa) depicts landscapes and famous places (meisho-e).