Lake Haruna (Harunako)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- October 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Lake Haruna, published in October 1935, depicts the crater lake of Mount Haruna — one of the three volcanic mountains surrounding the Numata basin in Gunma Prefecture — in the autumn clarity when the surrounding caldera walls are turning gold and the deep crater lake's surface reflects the sky with mirror-like stillness. Lake Haruna's caldera setting, with its near-circular shoreline enclosed by volcanic rim hills and the distant Kanto plain visible over the crater's edge, gave Hasui an unusually enclosed mountain-lake subject. The October date aligns with the peak autumn coloration of the caldera's deciduous forest.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lake Haruna (Harunako) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in October 1935.
Lake Haruna (Harunako) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Lake Haruna (Harunako) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (October 1935).
Lake Haruna (Harunako) depicts rivers & lakes.