Trees in a Field
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
Trees stand scattered across an open field — perhaps the wide agricultural plain of the Kanto, or a pastoral scene from one of Kasamatsu's rural travels — their forms isolated against the sky in a composition that emphasizes the relationship between horizontal ground and vertical growth. The trees-in-a-field subject removed from any specific architectural or geographic context becomes a study in form: how tree species express themselves in their branching structure, how a group of trees occupies space differently from a single specimen, how flat land and open sky create a particular quality of exposure.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Trees in a Field was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Trees in a Field uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Trees in a Field was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Trees in a Field depicts landscapes and trees.