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A work made of color woodblock print.

Kozu, Osaka, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"

1924

Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957

Japan

In this image, a single star is visible in the clear, dark blue sky above the distant lights of Osaka. The moon, somewhere behind the viewer and to the left, bathes the area in light. The shadows of unseen trees darken the paving stones, which are washed with a soft glow.

Color woodblock print

Arts of Asia