Eiji Kano Onsen Trip «SIMPLE»

The sōsaku-hanga (creative print) movement rejected the traditional separation of designer, carver, and printer. Kano was a late adherent. Unlike Onchi Kōshirō’s abstract lyricism, Kano retained recognizable architecture but fractured it through misregistration. Unlike Munakata Shikō’s bold, folkloric black lines, Kano’s lines are tentative, almost erased.

Local stories, such as the legend of the princess who turned into a snake, add a layer of mystic charm to the bathwaters. eiji kano onsen trip