“Fukui Bridge in Echizen Province”, by Katsushika Hokusai The front half of the bridge is made of stone and the back half of the bridge is made of wood. The wooden parapet is represented by sharp lines, while the stone parapet is represented by wobbling lines, showing the difference in texture between the two materials. …
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‘The Hanging-cloud Bridge at Mount Gyōdō near Ashikaga’ from “Unusual Views of Celebrated Bridges in the Provinces”, by Katsushika Hokusai This is one of the series of Unusual Views of Celebrated Bridges in the Provinces, and Mt. Gyōdō got its name because it was a mountain for Shugendo. This bridge also appears in Chapter 7 …
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“Enjoying the Evening Cool Viewing Fireworks at Ryôgoku Bridge”, by Katsushika Hokusai Hokusai attempted to express wind, air, and even time.In this work, the petals and leaves of a peony in full bloom fill the entire screen in fine detail, and the moment when the butterfly tries to stay on the peony, which is swaying …
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Yozakura in Rain, by Yoshida Hiroshi Title: Yozakura in Rain Author: Yoshida Hiroshi Year: 1935 Size: 40.8 cm × 26.5 cm Related artworks “Spring in a Hot Spring,”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “Goshikibara” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Xiaogushan” by Yoshida Hiroshi “View from Komagatake” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Drum bridge at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “Fujiyama …
Nabeshima by Yoshida Hiroshi Title: Nabeshima Author: Yoshida Hiroshi Year: 1930 Size: 27.9 cm × 40.0 cm Related artworks “Spring in a Hot Spring,”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “Goshikibara” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Xiaogushan” by Yoshida Hiroshi “View from Komagatake” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Breithorn”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “Fujiyama from Okitsu” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Kagurazaka Street after a …
Fishes of Honolulu by Yoshida Hiroshi Title: Fishes of Honolulu Author: Yoshida Hiroshi Year: 1925 Size: 27.9 cm × 40.6 cm Related artworks “Spring in a Hot Spring,”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “Goshikibara” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Fujiyama from Okitsu” by Yoshida Hiroshi “View from Komagatake” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Drum bridge at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo”, by Yoshida …
Breithorn by Yoshida Hiroshi Title: Breithorn Author: Yoshida Hiroshi Year: 1925 Size: 27.9 cm × 36.2 cm Related artworks “Spring in a Hot Spring,”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “Goshikibara” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Xiaogushan” by Yoshida Hiroshi “View from Komagatake” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Drum bridge at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “Fujiyama from Okitsu” by Yoshida …
Choleric Fuji by Kawabata Ryūshi Red Fuji represents his anger at World War II, when Japan was moving toward a catastrophic situation, and at his inability to work as a painter as much as he would like. In the year of the release of this work, air raids were conducted by the U.S. military around …
Spring in a Hot Spring, by Yoshida Hiroshi Title: Spring in a Hot Spring Author: Yoshida Hiroshi Year: 1940 Size: 24.77 cm × 37.47 cm Related artworks “Avenue of Cherry Trees”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “Goshikibara” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Glittering Sea” by Yoshida Hiroshi “In a Temple Yard” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Drum bridge at Kameido Shrine, …
Xiaogushan, by Yoshida Hiroshi Title: Xiaogushan Author: Yoshida Hiroshi Year: 1939 Size: 40 cm × 26 cm Related artworks “Goshikibara” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Glittering Sea” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Fujiyama from Okitsu” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Drum bridge at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo”, by Yoshida Hiroshi “View from Komagatake” by Yoshida Hiroshi “Kagurazaka Street after a Night Rain”, …
