Night Scene at Soemoncho
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A night street scene rendered in deep indigo and blue-black tones, with a row of wooden buildings lit from within by warm yellow window light along the left side. Strings of small red-orange lanterns hang beneath the eaves, and a utility pole with wires rises against the dark sky at center. Two figures in pale kimono walk along the street in the foreground, near a low railing beside a canal or waterway that reflects the lit windows.
*Night Scene at Soemoncho*, Kawase Hasui, woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Night Scene at Soemoncho was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Night Scene at Soemoncho depicts night scenes.