Kawarahata, Gunma Prefecture
Artist
Kawase Hasui
(Japanese, 1883 - 1957)
Publisher
Shozaburo Watanabe
(Japanese, 1885 - 1962)
CultureJapanese
Date1955
MediumColor woodblock print on laid paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm)
Overall: 10 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (26.7 x 39.1 cm)
Overall: 10 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (26.7 x 39.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Momotaro Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk
Object number61.72.9
On View
Not on viewLabel TextKawase Hasui Japanese, 1883–1957 Kawarahata, Gunma Prefecture, 1955 Color woodblock print on laid paper Deep in mountainous and rural Gunma Prefecture, signs of autumn surround a traditional Japanese farmhouse. Racks of recently harvested rice hang to dry on the left, and the tree on the right is laden with bright orange-red kaki, Japanese persimmons. A solitary worker trudges along the path at center. The figures in Kawase Hasui’s prints are typically small and anonymous, shown from behind or with hidden faces, as seen here. Often Hasui excluded people entirely, focusing attention on the fleeting beauty of the landscape and seasons. Gift of Momotarō Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk 61.72.9 Catalogue raisonnéHote: cat. no. 607 Narazaki: cat. no. 557Exhibition History"Gifts from Japan: Landscape Woodblocks in the Shin-Hanga Style," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 24 - July 26, 2015.
