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Yūgure no hansen (Evening sailboats) by Ohara Koson — Japanese Color woodcut, 1900-1915

Yūgure no hansen (Evening sailboats)

by Ohara Koson

Shin-hanga
Night Scenes
Date:
1900-1915
Medium:
Color woodcut
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

"Yugure no hansen" — evening sailboats — captures small sailing vessels in the soft light of late afternoon or early evening, the sails catching the last direct light while the water darkens below. Produced between 1900 and 1915, this early work shows Koson's engagement with landscape subjects before his full focus narrowed to bird-and-flower themes. The sailboats' triangular sails against a colored sky create a composition of pure formal elegance, the transition from day to night rendered in the warm tones of Japanese woodblock at its most atmospheric.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yūgure no hansen (Evening sailboats) was created by Ohara Koson (小原古邨) in 1900-1915.

Yūgure no hansen (Evening sailboats) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1900-1915).

Yūgure no hansen (Evening sailboats) depicts night scenes.