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Perspective drawing of a sublime road in Japan, lined with simple structures left and right, leading to ocean straight ahead.

The view is from a slight hill looking down toward the shore, with minimal houses drawn in acurate detail showing their structure and slightly angled roofs of differing heights in this perspective scene. The ocean has the most completed color of the entire drawing, it’s a luminous blue-green color, the small buildings are colored slightly with light ink wash. Silhouette of a solitary figure stands on shore in distance as a wave is about to crash.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.102.9.A
People
Kawase Hasui, Japanese (Tokyo 1883 - 1957)
Title
A Cloudy Day in Mizuki, Ibaraki Prefecture (Mizuki no kumoribi [Ibaraki-ken])
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1945
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Shōwa era, 1926-1989
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202296

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sketch; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 19.0 cm x W. 28.6 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signature at lower left

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. Adrian Rübel
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.102.9.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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