Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- December 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki) is a generic title that probably refers to one of the Fuji Five Lakes or a lake in the Kanto highlands — the lakeside location not named. This December 1935 print likely shows a moon reflected in a still lake surface with a dark shore in the foreground and mountains beyond, the standard formula for Hasui's lake moonlight compositions. The generic title suggests a print intended as a representative moon-and-lake type rather than a specific documented site.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in December 1935.
Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (December 1935).
Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki) depicts landscapes and moonlight.