Lake and Waterfalls - woodblock
by Ito Nisaburo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Lake and Waterfalls in woodblock — the finished printed version of the composition combining still water and falling water in a single landscape. The visual contrast between the lake's calm mirror surface and the waterfall's white turbulence creates the fundamental compositional tension of this subject, and Nisaburo's shin-hanga technique renders both with equal sensitivity: the subtle gradations of color in the lake's reflection and the foam and mist of the waterfall requiring very different technical approaches.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lake and Waterfalls - woodblock was created by Ito Nisaburo (伊藤仁三郎).
Lake and Waterfalls - woodblock depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.