Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.7 × 24.1 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province, published in 1920 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, First Series, depicts the mountain lake tucked in the hills behind the Obama coast in present-day Fukui Prefecture — one of the small, remote lakes of the San'in and Wakasa region that Hasui sought out in his early travels. The oban format with its bokashi sky gives the lake composition the atmospheric breadth of a classical landscape, with forested shoreline and open water surface reflecting the changing sky. This 1920 print is among the earliest in Hasui's series output under Watanabe, demonstrating the visual range he was already developing across Japan's varied lake landscapes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" (Wakasa Kugushiko) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1920.
Yes — Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, First Series series (print 14) by Kawase Hasui.
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" uses Bokashi, Moku-hanga, and Nishiki-e, on color woodblock print; oban.
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and travel scenes.
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" measures 35.7 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).