Lake Matsubara, Shinshu
Artist
Kawase Hasui
(Japanese, 1883 - 1957)
Publisher
Shozaburo Watanabe
(Japanese, 1885 - 1962)
CultureJapanese
Date1941
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 1/2 in. (26.4 x 39.4 cm)
Overall: 10 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (26.4 x 39.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Momotaro Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk
Object number61.72.7
On View
Not on viewLabel TextKawase Hasui Japanese, 1883–1957 Lake Matsubara, Shinshū, 1941 Color woodblock print on laid paper The perfect stillness of this fisherman and his long bamboo pole convey a sense of tranquility, a major theme in Kawase Hasui’s work. Like most Shin-Hanga landscapes, the print positions us at eye level so that we can identify easily with the fisherman and share his experience of these quiet early-morning hours. Lake Matsubara is located in the sparsely populated and mountainous Nagano Prefecture, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998. Gift of Momotarō Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk 61.72.7 Catalogue raisonnéHote: cat. no. 454 Narazaki: cat. no. 368Exhibition History"Gifts from Japan: Landscape Woodblocks in the Shin-Hanga Style," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 24 - July 26, 2015.
