Autumn Colors, Arashiyama
- Date:
- 1968
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 73 × 52.1 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The autumn colors of Arashiyama — the celebrated mountain district west of Kyoto where maple trees turn brilliant red and orange each November — are rendered in this 1968 print with Hashimoto's characteristic geometric discipline applied to what is essentially an atmospheric and organic subject. The composition likely presents the mountain face or riverside hillside fractured into planes of color, the chaos of autumn's riot reduced to ordered blocks of warm hue. Arashiyama was among the most frequently depicted landscapes in all of Japanese art, and Hashimoto's version offers a distinctively structural interpretation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Autumn Colors, Arashiyama was created by Okiie Hashimoto (橋本興家) in 1968.
Autumn Colors, Arashiyama depicts autumn foliage, set at Arashiyama.
Autumn Colors, Arashiyama measures 73 × 52.1 cm.