Tokaido, Nissaka, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Nissaka)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1942
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A rain-slicked village street at dusk, lined with tile-roofed wooden houses and stone-walled foundations, recedes toward a distant bend where a faint lantern glow appears in a doorway. In the foreground two figures huddle beneath a single pale yellow-green umbrella, walking along the wet cobblestones that reflect the dim light of the overcast sky. The palette is dominated by muted blue-grays and browns, with rain rendered as fine diagonal streaks against the darkened houses. Kawase Hasui, 1942, color woodblock print; from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido," depicting Nissaka.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tokaido, Nissaka, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Nissaka) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1942.
Yes — Tokaido, Nissaka, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Nissaka) is part of the Selection of Views of the Tōkaidō series by Kawase Hasui.
Tokaido, Nissaka, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Nissaka) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Tokaido, Nissaka, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Nissaka) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1942).
Tokaido, Nissaka, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Nissaka) depicts landscapes, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.