NihontoWatchNihontoWatchCompositions that provide a bird's-eye view of the streets of Kyo, much like the Rakuchu Rakugai Zu Byobu that were produced in great numbers during the Momoyama period, allow one to truly feel the expanse of the landscape, particularly in works where the kozuka is oriented horizontally. Hosono Masamori was a master of this spatial depiction. Furthermore, by applying gold, silver, and suaka hirazogan to a shibuichi ground and utilizing kebori techniques, he skillfully expressed trees and standing figures as if they were painted with a fine brush. This kozuka is a work that takes its subject from the area around Togetsu-kyo Bridge on the Katsura-gawa River, which flows through Rakusai. Arashiyama stands in the background, and the famous sight of rafts floating down the river forms part of the scenery.
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Tetsugendo Hosono Masamori
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Yamashiro
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Yamashiro
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