Pine Tree Point (Matsu-no-hana)
松の鼻
- Date:
- 1860
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
A rain-streaked river scene rendered in heavy diagonal grey lines, with two swallows swooping through the downpour above a broad blue waterway lined by rooftops and a wooded point on the far bank. In the foreground a small boat carries three passengers sheltering under a round umbrella and straw rain capes while a fourth figure poles the craft near a plank embankment, with a lone boatman visible farther out on the water. Muted blues and browns dominate the palette, framed by cartouches of red, yellow, and orange bearing the print's title and series text; this color woodblock print, "Pine Tree Point (Matsu-no-hana)" by Utagawa Kunikazu, dates to 1860.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pine Tree Point (Matsu-no-hana) (松の鼻) was created by Utagawa Kunikazu (歌川国員) in 1860.
Pine Tree Point (Matsu-no-hana) depicts landscapes.