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Toyama Plain (Toyama no hara), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

A work made of color woodblock print.

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  • A work made of color woodblock print.

Date:

1920

Artist:

Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水
Japanese, 1883-1957

About this artwork

About this print, Kawase Hasui wrote: Alighting from the national electric train at Ôkubo station, I hurried toward the Toyama Plain. I wanted to depict the winter moon, which could be compared to an old woman’s makeup in its graceful but frail nature. Even though night had just fallen, the scene was deserted in the cold, withered, and wintry group of trees, eerie in the blurred lights visible in the forest. The moon casts a pale blue light.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Title

Toyama Plain (Toyama no hara), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1920

Medium

Color woodblock print

Dimensions

38.5 × 26.5 cm (15 3/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Hermon Dunlap Smith in memory of John V. Farwell

Reference Number

1944.436

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