Autumn at Fukuroda Falls, Ibaraki Prefecture (Fukuroda-no-taki no aki (Ibaraki ken)

Autumn at Fukuroda Falls in Ibaraki Prefecture, published in 1954, depicts the Fukuroda Falls — one of Japan's three great waterfalls, a four-tiered cascade on the Taki River in the Okukuji mountains — framed by the crimson and gold autumn foliage that makes this site particularly celebrated in fall. The falls' four tiers drop a total of 120 meters through a narrow rocky gorge, and the autumn maple and zelkova that line the gorge walls turn the surrounding forest into a tapestry of warm color against the white cascade. The 1954 date makes this one of Hasui's final major prints, his autumn waterfall subject combining two of his most reliable atmospheric themes: seasonal foliage and falling water.