Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- February 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Tonashi Gate at Matsuyama Castle, from the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition published in February 1935, depicts one of the secondary defensive gates within the Matsuyama Castle complex on Shikoku — the surviving original gate structures that, along with the main keep, make Matsuyama one of Japan's most completely preserved castle compounds. The gate's heavy timber construction, stone base, and defensive placement within the castle's layered defensive circuit would have presented Hasui a subject that emphasizes the castle's military architecture in intimate scale. The February date suggests a winter or late-winter depiction, possibly with bare trees or frost on the stone.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in February 1935.
Yes — Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon) is part of the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition series (print 16) by Kawase Hasui.
Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (February 1935).
Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon) depicts castles, landscapes, and architecture.