Nikko Shirakumo Waterfall — 日光白雲瀧
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
The Shirakumo Waterfall at Nikko — White Cloud Falls — plunges through the forest along one of the sacred mountain's many streams, the mist of its fall dissolving into the damp air of the ancient cedar woods. Shotei renders the falls with the attention to water movement that he brought to all his waterfall compositions: the changing dynamics of falling water captured in a medium that must freeze motion into a single expressive line or shape. The Japanese title 日光白雲瀧 frames the falls within the classical Nikko landscape tradition.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nikko Shirakumo Waterfall — 日光白雲瀧 was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Nikko Shirakumo Waterfall — 日光白雲瀧 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Nikko Shirakumo Waterfall — 日光白雲瀧 depicts landscapes, waterfalls, and rivers & lakes, set at Nikko.