Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- September 1931
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the Selection of Views of Japan published in September 1931, depicts the famous pine beach on the Suruga coast near the mouth of the Fuji River — a three-kilometer crescent of sandy shore backed by thousands of ancient black pines, with Mount Fuji dominating the background across Suruga Bay. Miho no Matsubara is among Japan's most celebrated coastal landscapes, its combination of white beach, dark pines, and Fuji's perfect cone creating the quintessential image of Japanese coastal beauty. Hasui's September composition would likely show the beach in late summer or early autumn light.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in September 1931.
Yes — Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" is part of the Selection of Views of the Tōkaidō series by Kawase Hasui.
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (September 1931).
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" depicts landscapes, seascapes, and tōkaidō.