Okitsu-chô in Suruga Province (Suruga Okitsu-chô), from the series Selected Views of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô fûkei senshû)
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Image courtesy of
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Description
A rooftop-level view over a coastal town, with dark tiled and thatched roofs clustered in the foreground beneath a pale sky. Beyond the rooftops stretches a calm blue-green bay dotted with a few small boats, backed by a low range of hazy blue-gray mountains under a large white cloud formation. The palette is dominated by indigo-blue water and sky against the muted browns and grays of the roof tiles, giving the scene a quiet, still atmosphere.
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Okitsu-chô in Suruga Province (Suruga Okitsu-chô), from the series Selected Views of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô fûkei senshû) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Okitsu-chô in Suruga Province (Suruga Okitsu-chô), from the series Selected Views of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô fûkei senshû) depicts transportation and travel scenes.