Matsubara Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Matsubarako)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1941
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Lake Matsubara in Shinano Province appears in this 1941 oban as a larger-format companion to the same subject at a different scale. The highland lake in Shinshu sits among larch and birch forests, and Hasui's composition likely shows the tree-lined shore reflected in still water with the volcanic plateau stretching beyond. Two versions of Matsubara (this oban and the earlier print) suggest the lake was commercially successful enough to justify a second edition.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Matsubara Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Matsubarako) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1941.
Matsubara Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Matsubarako) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Matsubara Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Matsubarako) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1941).
Matsubara Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Matsubarako) depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.