Tsubakurodake - Morning
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
Tsubakurodake — Morning depicts the dawn light on one of the peaks of the Northern Alps in Nagano Prefecture, the mountain whose name means "Swallow Peak" catching the first light of day in a composition of alpine grandeur. The Northern Alps were among Yoshida's most sustained landscape subjects, the high-mountain terrain offering the kind of elemental natural drama — bare rock, snow, cloud, and the particular quality of high-altitude light — that his printmaking technique could render with exceptional beauty. The morning hour gave the mountain a quality of pristine freshness, the world renewed at daybreak.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tsubakurodake - Morning was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志).
Tsubakurodake - Morning uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Tsubakurodake - Morning was published by Yoshida Studio.
Tsubakurodake - Morning depicts landscapes and mountains.