The Water Lily Season
- Date:
- 1959
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 45.7 × 61.3 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$400–$3,000. Common subjects: $400–$1,000. Key value factors: Kawanishi's Kobe port scenes are his most distinctive and collected subjects.
"The Water Lily Season" is a sosaku-hanga botanical print by Kawanishi Hide, created during the Showa period. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the woodblock medium with characteristic refinement.
Kawanishi Hide captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of woodblock printing.
This print represents Kawanishi Hide's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Showa period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Water Lily Season was created by Hide Kawanishi (川西英) in 1959.
The Water Lily Season depicts birds & flowers and seascapes.
The Water Lily Season measures 45.7 × 61.3 cm.
