Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Selection of Views of Japan
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 22.5 × 30.6 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple in Izumo Province, published in 1926 as part of the Selection of Views of Japan series, depicts the hillside temple complex at Yasugi in present-day Shimane Prefecture — a temple sharing the name of Kyoto's famous Kiyomizudera but set in the mountain landscape of the San'in coast. The Yasugi Kiyomizu, like its Kyoto namesake, is perched on a steep hillside with a veranda overlooking the valley below, and Hasui's oban composition likely captures this dramatic siting — the wooden hall cantilevering over the forested slope against a backdrop of mountain and sky. The bokashi sky gives the mountain atmosphere its characteristic soft depth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1926.
Yes — Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" is part of the Selection of Views of Japan series (print 3) by Kawase Hasui.
Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1926).
Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" depicts landscapes and temples & shrines, set at Kyoto, Kiyomizu Temple.
Yasugi Kiyomizu Temple, Izumo Province (Izumo, Yasugi Kiyomizu), from the series "Selection of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" measures 22.5 × 30.6 cm (Oban format).