
Sakunami Hot Spring
- Date:
- 1954
- Medium:
- Woodblock
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
"Sakunami Hot Spring" is a woodblock by Shiro Kasamatsu that captures the evocative beauty of the depicted scene.

"Sakunami Hot Spring" is a woodblock by Shiro Kasamatsu that captures the evocative beauty of the depicted scene.
As a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) work, this piece reflects the movement's emphasis on collaboration between artist, carver, and printer to achieve technical refinement and atmospheric beauty. The woodblock technique allows for the characteristic interplay of precise line work and subtle color gradation that gives the image its distinctive presence.

Mutsu Tsuta onsen
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Color woodblock print; oban

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Color woodblock print

Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

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Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sakunami Hot Spring was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪) in 1954.
Sakunami Hot Spring depicts nude.