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| Keywords: Takatsu, Osaka (5758875115).jpg en <b>Accession Number </b> 1985 6 <b>Display Artist </b> Kawase Hasui <b>Display Title </b> Takatsu Osaka <b>Translation s </b> Osaka Kozu <b>Series Title </b> Souvenirs of Travel Third Series <b>Suite Name </b> Tabi miyage dai sanshu <b>Creation Date </b> 1924 <b>Medium </b> Woodblock <b>Height </b> 15 1/4 in <b>Width </b> 10 1/8 in <b>Display Dimensions </b> 15 1/4 in x 10 1/8 in 38 74 cm x 25 72 cm <b>Publisher </b> Watanabe Shozaburo <b>Credit Line </b> Donor unknown <b>Label Copy </b> In the distance the lights of the burgeoning city of Osaka suggest a bustling urban evironment that contrasts to the deserted temple courtyard and sky with only one star The artist seems to suggest that in their new modern condition people have abandoned nature and tradition for the allure of the big city In scenes such as this Hasui conveys the irony of solitude in the modern urban condition where westernization and tradition are held in an uneasy tension The artist once wrote I love quiet scenes with the shadow of loneliness hanging over them <b>Collection </b> http //www sdmart org/art/our-collection/asian-art The San Diego Museum of Art 2009-09-04 12 05 02 https //www flickr com/photos/thesandiegomuseumofartcollection/5758875115/ Flickr en thesandiegomuseumofartcollection PD-old-100 Art of Japan in the San Diego Museum of Art | ||||
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