Nara Sarusawa Pond
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
- Image courtesy of
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
A five-story pagoda and dense treeline rise in dark silhouette against a deep blue-grey dusk sky, reflected in the still surface of a pond in the foreground. Slender grasses and reed stalks frame the right side of the composition, bending across the upper portion of the image, while a single pale crescent moon glows above the pagoda's roofline. Two small glowing lantern-like lights punctuate the shoreline at left and right; the overall palette is muted indigo and grey, evoking a quiet evening at Sarusawa Pond, Nara.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nara Sarusawa Pond was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Nara Sarusawa Pond depicts rivers & lakes.