Yanagawa River, Chikugo (Chikugo Yanagawa)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1949
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The Yanagawa River at Chikugo (Fukuoka Prefecture) is the principal waterway of the castle city of Yanagawa, famous for its extensive network of canals used for punting tours through the historic merchant district. This 1949 print likely shows the main river or one of the canals, the flat Chikugo plain extending beyond the town's willow-lined waterways. The Yanagawa canal network, maintained since the castle era, gave Hasui a waterway city subject with particular regional character.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yanagawa River, Chikugo (Chikugo Yanagawa) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1949.
Yanagawa River, Chikugo (Chikugo Yanagawa) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Yanagawa River, Chikugo (Chikugo Yanagawa) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1949).
Yanagawa River, Chikugo (Chikugo Yanagawa) depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.