Back to gallery
Spring at Atago Mountain

Art Appreciation

This delicate woodblock print captures a serene spring moment beneath a fully bloomed cherry blossom tree. The soft blossoms form a sweeping canopy of pale pink and white against a clear, vibrant blue sky. Below the tree, two children play on a gravelly ground, their colorful traditional clothing sharply contrasting with the natural tones surrounding them. The background features a dark wooden building with intricate white window frames, lending a peaceful yet detailed setting. The use of subtle gradation in the sky and the meticulous rendering of both flowers and architecture speaks to a mastery of the shin-hanga technique. The composition balances lively human presence with nature’s gentle beauty, evoking nostalgia and quiet joy. The artwork invites the viewer to hear the faint rustling of petals and the soft chatter of children, drawing one into a tranquil moment of everyday spring life in early 20th century Japan.

Spring at Atago Mountain

Hasui Kawase

Category:

Created:

1921

Likes:

0

Dimensions:

2284 × 3446 px

Download:

Related artworks

Cherry Blossoms at Shirakawa Castle Ruins 1946
Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River
Travel Notes I (Miyage Izu Islands, Matsushima) 1919
Travel Notes III (Travel Souvenir Series III) Izumo Matsue (Hazy Moon) 1924
View of Unzen Mountain from Amakusa
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province
Sanuki Toyohama 1930
Selected Scenes of Japanese Landscapes: Akita Tsuchizaki 1928
Udo Turret, Kumamoto Castle
Wisteria at Kameido, 1932
Suruga Yui Town 1934
Snow at Tosho Shrine, Ueno
New Riverbank at Handa in Owari Province
Kuri Ferry, Funabori