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Travel Journal II: Sado Mano Bay 1921

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This serene landscape captures a tranquil coastal view under a vast, expansive sky. The water in the foreground glistens with gentle ripples, reflecting soft pastel hues from the sky above. The horizon is marked by a thin, dark strip of land with low mountains silhouetted against the fading light. Fluffy, pink-tinted clouds drift across the sky, evoking a calm and peaceful atmosphere at either dawn or dusk. The composition balances the airy openness of the sky with the firm solidity of the land and water, creating a harmonious sense of space.

Executed with precise woodblock print techniques traditional to ukiyo-e, this work carefully blends gradations of color, from the deep blue of the water to the delicate pinks and soft blues of the clouds and sky. The subtle shifts in tonality provide a gentle rhythm and depth that feel almost meditative. The simplicity and subtle beauty of the scene invite the viewer to pause and reflect—an artistic hallmark of the shin-hanga movement's revitalization of this classical genre in early 20th-century Japan.

Travel Journal II: Sado Mano Bay 1921

Hasui Kawase

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1921

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