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Sublime view of small village in Japan, lined with simple structures left and right, leading to open ocean straight ahead.　

Simple small buildings depicted in variations of greys and browns, the largest one on left, with angled roofs in this perspective scene. Waves crash on the shore in the distance, just past the houses, no people in the scene. The ocean water is an aqua color against the darker blue horizon line and overcast clouds hover above. The foreground contains a stone-lined road from left, curving to the center leading downhill to the right. The screens of an upper balcony on left provide contrast to the muted browns and greys of the outside, its roofline parallel with the horizon.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.102.9.C
People
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese (Tokyo 1883 - 1957)
Title
A Cloudy Day in Mizuki, Ibaraki Prefecture (Mizuki no kumoribi [Ibaraki-ken])
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
circa 1946
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Shōwa era, 1926-1989
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202600

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor sketch; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 38.7 cm x W. 52.1 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signature at l.l.
  • stamp: "Made in Occupied Japan" stamped on back

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.C
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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