Tamiya Village, Saitama (Saitama Tamiyamura)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1941
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Tamiya Village in Saitama is a rural community in the agricultural flatlands north of Tokyo, its paddy fields and farmhouses representing the unspecialized Kanto landscape Hasui occasionally depicted as a counterpoint to his famous scenic views. This 1941 print likely shows the village in an unnamed season — possibly autumn, with harvested fields — the flat landscape of northern Saitama stretching to a low horizon. The village-scene format allowed Hasui to find pictorial value in the everyday rural Japan most artists overlooked.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tamiya Village, Saitama (Saitama Tamiyamura) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1941.
Tamiya Village, Saitama (Saitama Tamiyamura) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1941).
Tamiya Village, Saitama (Saitama Tamiyamura) depicts village scenes.