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Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1923

Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita)

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga
Bokashi
Date:
1923
Medium:
Color woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

Uchiyamashita in Okayama is a district in the castle city of Okayama where a small river (possibly the Nishigawa canal) runs through the urban fabric, its stone embankments and bridges providing the canal-and-street composition Hasui favored in provincial city centers. This 1923 print from the Selection of Scenes from Japan shows the urban waterway in a quiet scene, the castle city's characteristic stone-walled channels and traditional shopfronts framing the reflective water.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1923.

Yes — Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) is part of the Selection of Views of Japan series (print 31) by Kawase Hasui.

Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.

Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1923).