Yanagi Ferry, Yoshino River
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 1/2 in. (24.4 x 36.8 cm)
Overall: 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (26 x 39.1 cm)
Overall: 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (26 x 39.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Momotaro Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk
Object number61.72.18
On View
Not on viewLabel TextKawase Hasui Japanese, 1883–1957 Yanagi Ferry, Yoshino River, 1950 Color woodblock print on laid paper This brilliant green weeping willow lends its name to the Yanagi, or Willow Tree, Ferry crossing on the Yoshino River in the Nara Prefecture. The region is famous for the cherry trees that paint its hillsides pink every spring, and a few sparkle along the riverbanks. The Yanagi Ferry was close to a railway station, and during cherry blossom season, tourists waited to cross the river near the large stone pedestal lantern, called a tachi-gata, at the center of this scene. Gift of Momotarō Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk 61.72.18 Catalogue raisonnéHote: cat. no. 543 Narazaki: cat. no. 518Exhibition History"Gifts from Japan: Landscape Woodblocks in the Shin-Hanga Style," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 24 - July 26, 2015.
