by Miki Suizan
"Spring Evening at Kiyomizu-dera" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) landscape print by Miki Suizan, created during the Taisho-Showa. This atmospheric composition captures a specific place and moment with the poetic sensibility that characterizes the finest Japanese landscape prints.
This nocturnal scene reveals Miki Suizan's exceptional skill with the challenge of depicting darkness in a medium built from layered color. The interplay of deep blues, warm artificial light, and the luminous quality of the moonlit atmosphere creates a scene of quiet contemplative beauty.
As a shin-hanga print, this work was produced through the traditional collaborative system of artist, woodblock carver, and printer, resulting in the refined technical quality that distinguishes the movement — visible in the precise color registration, smooth gradations ([bokashi](/glossary/bokashi)), and rich, saturated pigments.
This print represents Miki Suizan's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Taisho-Showa. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Woodblock print
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Spring Evening at Kiyomizu-dera was created by Miki Suizan (三木翠山).
Spring Evening at Kiyomizu-dera depicts night scenes.
