A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji)
Ashino no yu Fuji
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 33 × 21.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A Nocturnal Fuji at Lake Ashino, published in 1935, depicts Mount Fuji reflected in the dark still waters of Lake Ashinoko in the Hakone highlands — the mountain's iconic profile rising against a night sky that shades from deep indigo above to a softer glow near the horizon where the volcano's base meets the water. Lake Ashino, formed in the caldera of an ancient Fuji-family volcano, offers the classic reflection view that has made this vantage one of Fuji's most reproduced. The 1935 date places this among Hasui's most technically assured Fuji treatments, the night composition demanding precise bokashi gradation to capture the sky's transition from deep darkness to the lake's luminous surface.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji) (Ashino no yu Fuji) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1935.
A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1935).
A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji) depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and night scenes, set at Mount Fuji.
A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji) measures 33 × 21.5 cm (Oban format).