Semi Hot Springs
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
The hot spring resort of Semiyu — likely in a mountain district of northern or central Honshu — appears in Kasamatsu's survey of Japan's thermal spa towns, places where steam rising from the earth and the architecture of wooden inns creates an atmosphere specific to onsen culture. Semi Hot Springs, wherever precisely located, offered him the combination of natural landscape, traditional architecture, and the particular quality of light filtered through mineral steam that he found painterly across multiple onsen subjects.
Current Listings
$2,100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Semi Hot Springs was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Semi Hot Springs was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Semi Hot Springs depicts landscapes, architecture, and mountains.