Filtering Light at Lakeside
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Rays of sunlight break through a dark sky and fall diagonally across a lake, illuminating the water's surface in streaks of pale yellow against deep indigo and blue-green. Dark, rounded tree-covered hills or shoreline mounds frame the lake on both sides, with two small conical shapes rising from the water near the shore. No figures are present; the print is dominated by the contrast between the shadowed landscape and the bright shafts of light. "Filtering Light at Lakeside," a woodblock print by Kawase Hasui.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Filtering Light at Lakeside was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Filtering Light at Lakeside depicts landscapes.