No. 231 - Rankyo
嵐峡
- Medium:
- Silkscreen (serigraph)
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Rankyo (嵐峡) refers to the Ōi River gorge near Arashiyama in Kyoto, where steep wooded hillsides descend to the river below. The gorge is known for seasonal foliage—cherry blossoms in spring, maple in autumn—and for the traditional pleasure boats that navigate its currents. Katsuda's silkscreen likely renders the gorge in one of these peak seasonal moments, using layered color screens to build the density of hillside vegetation and the flat surface of the river below. The serigraph medium is well suited to the vertical compression of gorge landscapes, where flat planes of color can suggest recession through tonal shift rather than perspectival drawing.
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. 231 - Rankyo (嵐峡) was created by Yukio Katsuda (勝田幸男).
No. 231 - Rankyo uses Silkscreen, on silkscreen (serigraph).
No. 231 - Rankyo depicts landscapes.