Hashimoto Okiie (Japanese, 1899-1993)
Watercolor for Hikone Castle
INV-8419
Hashimoto Okiie (Japanese, 1899-1993)1941
Watercolor for Hikone Castle
Hashimoto Okiie (Japanese, 1899-1993) →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
1941
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
58.6 × 77.1 cm (23 1/8 × 30 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of the artist
During his career, Hashimoto Okiie trained in a variety of media in addition to printmaking, including watercolor and oil painting. His images of Hikone Castle show his love of architectural detail, particularly of traditional Japanese buildings.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806
Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858
Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858
