Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
Senzokuike
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twenty Views of Tokyo (print 2 of 20)
- Date:
- 1928
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 23.8 × 35.9 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Senzoku Pond, from the Twenty Views of Tokyo series published in 1928, depicts the small natural pond in the Ota ward of southern Tokyo — a site long associated with legendary warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who reportedly washed his feet (senzoku) in its waters. The pond, surrounded by a modest shrine and weeping willow trees, offered Hasui a quiet, garden-like Tokyo subject in contrast to the series' more urban riverside scenes. The oban format and bokashi sky characteristic of the Twenty Views series give Senzoku Pond's tranquil setting the atmospheric depth of a classical landscape in miniature.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" (Senzokuike) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1928.
Yes — Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" is part of the Twenty Views of Tokyo series (print 2 of 20) by Kawase Hasui.
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1928).
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and rivers & lakes, set at Tokyo.
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" measures 23.8 × 35.9 cm (Oban format).