Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama)
Chuzenji Utagahama
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1931
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 25.5 × 38.9 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Chuzenji Utagahama, published in 1931, depicts the beach at Utagahama — the sandy shore along the northern edge of Lake Chuzenji in the Nikko highlands — where the clear, ice-cold mountain lake meets a graveled foreshore backed by forested peaks. Lake Chuzenji at over 1,000 meters elevation was a popular summer resort destination for foreign diplomats and Japanese intellectuals escaping Tokyo's heat, and its European-style villas along the shores gave the scene a slightly cosmopolitan quality unusual in Hasui's catalog. The oban format gives the composition room to develop the lake's wide horizontal expanse against the surrounding mountain backdrop.
Current Listings
$3,800
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Frequently Asked Questions
Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama) (Chuzenji Utagahama) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1931.
Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama) uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1931).
Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama) depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mountains, set at Lake Chuzenji.
Chuzenji, Utagahama (Chuzenji Utagahama) measures 25.5 × 38.9 cm (Oban format).