Spring in Daigo, Kyoto
Artist
Kawase Hasui
(Japanese, 1883 - 1957)
Publisher
Shozaburo Watanabe
(Japanese, 1885 - 1962)
CultureJapanese
Date1950
MediumColor woodblock print on laid paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 5/8 x 14 3/8 in. (24.4 x 36.5 cm)
Overall: 10 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. (26.4 x 38.7 cm)
Overall: 10 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. (26.4 x 38.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Momotaro Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk
Object number61.72.16
On View
Not on viewLabel TextKawase Hasui Japanese, 1883–1957 Spring in Daigo, Kyoto, 1950 Color woodblock print on laid paper The Daigo Buddhist temple complex, founded in 874, contains one of Japan’s most magnificent collections of sakura, or cherry trees. Since the 1500s the temple has been a popular site for hanami, or cherry blossom viewing parties, held in late March and early April. Located on the southern outskirts of Kyoto, the temple and its grounds are now a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gift of Momotarō Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk 61.72.16 Catalogue raisonnéHote: cat. no. 537 Narazaki: cat. no. 510Exhibition History"Gifts from Japan: Landscape Woodblocks in the Shin-Hanga Style," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 24 - July 26, 2015.
