Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido (Kisoji no oku Amidagataki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)"
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; ōban
- Dimensions
- Approx: 38.2 × 25.4 cm (15 × 10 in.)
- Origin
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Holding institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image provider
- art-institute-chicago
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes Both · 99%
The museum catalogs the subject as landscapes, and the image visibly depicts a mountainous natural setting with cliffs, vegetation, and a waterfall.
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Waterscapes Both · 99%
The title identifies Amida Falls, and the image is dominated by falling water, streams, and a ravine.
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Water Visual · 98%
Water occupies the central and lower portions of the composition and is rendered with numerous parallel, curling, and vertical blue lines.
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Figures in Nature Visual · 96%
Several small seated figures are visibly situated on a grassy ledge within the natural setting.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Visual · 94%
Repeated contour marks describe the waterfall, grasses, foliage, and rock surfaces, creating recurring visual motifs across the sheet.
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Linear Forms Visual · 97%
Strong vertical and curving lines organize the waterfall, cliff edges, tree trunks, grasses, and water channels.
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Dense Composition Visual · 92%
Cliffs, trees, grasses, water, figures, and an inscription panel fill most of the tall sheet, producing a richly populated composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Both · 99%
The museum classifies the work as a print and woodblock print; the image presents a multicolor print with distinct areas of ink and graphic contours.
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as a color woodblock print in ōban format. This is the closest available catalog category for the documented woodblock process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to about 1833, with a date range of 1828–1838.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The work is identified as Japanese, originates in Japan, and belongs to the museum’s Arts of Asia classification.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaido (Kisoji no oku Amidagataki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)". The Art Institute of Chicago.