Who created Onuma Park in Hokkaido?

Onuma Park in Hokkaido was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).

What does Onuma Park in Hokkaido depict?

Onuma Park in Hokkaido depicts gardens.

Onuma Park in Hokkaido

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga

Gardens

Medium:: Woodblock print
Source:: Japanese Art Open Database
Image courtesy of: Japanese Art Open Database

Description

A third variant composition of Onuma Park in Hokkaido, showing the scenic lake district near Mori and Nanae towns in the Oshima Subprefecture. Hasui's repeated engagement with this site suggests its importance to his northern Japan travel series, likely depicting the park under different seasonal or meteorological conditions from his companion Onuma designs. The volcanic form of Mount Komagatake anchors the composition from a distance while the quiet lake and its wooded islets fill the foreground and middle ground. Graded sky areas employ the [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) technique characteristic of [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) printing, where moistened [washi](/glossary/washi) and precisely timed pigment application produce smooth tonal transitions that convey the diffuse atmospheric light of the Hokkaido landscape.