No. 3 - Misty Spring Moon - おぼろ春
- Date:
- 1932 1980s)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
A woman stands in the oboro spring — the misty, haze-softened spring evenings of Japanese poetry, when moonlight diffuses through atmospheric moisture into a general luminous glow. Kotondo renders this through characteristic bokashi gradations, the background dissolving from deep at top to pale below, the figure emerging from the atmospheric murk. This design was originally composed around 1932 and reproduced in the 1980s posthumous edition, preserving one of Kotondo's most atmospherically accomplished bijin-ga compositions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. 3 - Misty Spring Moon - おぼろ春 was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1932 1980s).
No. 3 - Misty Spring Moon - おぼろ春 uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
No. 3 - Misty Spring Moon - おぼろ春 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1932 1980s)).
No. 3 - Misty Spring Moon - おぼろ春 depicts spring, moonlight, and night scenes.