Senju Waterfall, Akame (Akame Senjudaki)
Akame Senjudaki
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1951
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24.6 × 36.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Senju Waterfall at Akame, published in 1951, depicts the Senjudaki — the "thousand-handed Kannon waterfall" — one of the forty-eight waterfalls strung along the Akame gorge in Mie Prefecture. The Akame waterfall system, fed by the Nagashiro River through a narrow volcanic gorge dense with moss and fern, is one of Japan's most celebrated waterfall landscapes, and Senjudaki — the largest and most powerful of the forty-eight — plunges over a wide basalt ledge into a deep green pool. Hasui's 1951 depiction captures the fall's theatrical volume, the white cascade contrasting with the dark rock walls and overhanging forest.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Senju Waterfall, Akame (Akame Senjudaki) (Akame Senjudaki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1951.
Senju Waterfall, Akame (Akame Senjudaki) uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Senju Waterfall, Akame (Akame Senjudaki) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1951).
Senju Waterfall, Akame (Akame Senjudaki) depicts landscapes, waterfalls, and rivers & lakes.
Senju Waterfall, Akame (Akame Senjudaki) measures 24.6 × 36.5 cm (Oban format).