$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kawada's prints are affordably priced and accessible to collectors exploring sosaku-hanga.
Created in 1989, this color stencil print by Kawada Kan depicts a Japanese castle tower rising above a lake, combining architectural grandeur with the reflective stillness of water. The stencil printing technique ([kappazuri](/glossary/kappazuri)) uses cut stencils rather than carved woodblocks to apply pigment, producing areas of flat, saturated color with crisp edges that give architectural subjects a graphic clarity. Japanese castle towers, with their stacked white walls and curved rooflines, are inherently geometric forms well suited to the stencil medium's strengths. The lake setting doubles the composition's visual impact through reflection, a device that Japanese printmakers have exploited since Hiroshige's rain-on-water scenes. The Minneapolis Institute of Art holds this work, which measures 55 by 42 centimeters.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Castle Tower above a Lake was created by Kawada Kan (川田幹) in 1989.
Castle Tower above a Lake uses Stencil Print, on color stencil print.
Castle Tower above a Lake depicts castles, landscapes, and rivers & lakes.
Castle Tower above a Lake measures 55.3 × 41.8 cm.
