Arifuku Hot Springs, Iwami, from “Scenes of San’in”

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Arifuku Hot Springs, Iwami, from “Scenes of San’in”

Artist Oda Kazuma (Japanese, 1882-1956)

Date1925 (Taisho juyo nen)

Dimensionsimage: 14 1/4 x 9 7/16 in. (36.2 x 24 cm)

Mediumcolor woodblock print

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of Hubert D. Bennett

Object number

1939.255

Not on View

Label TextA nighttime winter view of a narrow street of inns and bathhouses at Arifuku hot springs is the subject of this color woodblock print. There are many natural hot springs in Japan whose mineral-rich water comes from heated groundwater near volcanoes. The healing powers associated with these hot springs has made bathing in them part of Japanese culture and tradition for centuries. The Arifuku springs were a popular resort destination during the Taisho period (1912–1926). This work was limited to an edition of 100 impressions and was part of Kazuma’s series Landscapes from the San’in District.Published References

A Special Exhibition of Modern Japanese Prints, Toledo Museum of Art, 1930, repr. pl. 171.

Putney, Carolyn M., Kendall H. Brown, Koyama Shuko, and Paul Binnie, Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, 2013, repr. (col.) pp. 210, 211.

Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, A Special Exhibition of Modern Japanese Prints, Mar. 2-Mar. 30, 1930, repr. pl. 171.

Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Modern Japanese Prints, July 16 - August 18, 1937.

Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints, October 4, 2013-January 1, 2014.

Toledo, Toledo Musuem of Art, Fun and Games: The Pursuit of Leisure, Jun. 27-Sept. 21, 2014.