Rice Fields in Valley ( sloping hill ) - decription
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
Rice fields cut into a valley's sloping hillside — terraced agriculture at its most elemental — are depicted in an undated woodblock that belongs to Hiratsuka's rural landscape subjects. The terraced fields' stepped geometry suits his compositional instinct for organized repetition across a picture surface. The title's parenthetical notation suggests the image was described by an archivist rather than titled by the artist.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Rice Fields in Valley ( sloping hill ) - decription was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Rice Fields in Valley ( sloping hill ) - decription depicts landscapes and food & drink.