Bamboo Grove by Stream
by Yuhan Ito
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Bamboo grows dense along the bank of a stream in this spare, green landscape by Yuhan Ito, the tall canes reflected in the moving water below. Bamboo groves were a recurring subject in Japanese printmaking — their strong vertical forms, their rustling sound, their association with both purity and resilience — and Ito brings to this simple composition the atmospheric attention he applies to his larger landscape subjects. The stream provides movement and reflection to a scene that might otherwise be entirely still.
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Lake Chuzenji, Nikko (Nikko Chuzenjiko)
Nikko Chuzenjiko
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
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Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
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The Hori River at Obama (Obama Horikawa), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Obama Horikawa
1920
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bamboo Grove by Stream was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Bamboo Grove by Stream depicts rivers & lakes and trees.