Sarusawa Pond in Nara
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- c. 1935
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 25.6 × 26.4 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
A five-storied pagoda silhouetted in dark blue-grey rises above a tree-lined shore, seen across the still green water of the pond at dusk or night. Bare, drooping willow branches hang across the right side of the composition, and a few pinpoints of yellow light—from lanterns or windows among the trees—are reflected in vertical streaks on the water's surface, along with a single white dot in the sky. The palette is limited to muted blue-violet, grey, and green tones, giving the scene a quiet, subdued twilight atmosphere. Woodblock print, ink and color on paper; Kawase Hasui, Sarusawa Pond in Nara, 1930.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sarusawa Pond in Nara was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in c. 1935.
Sarusawa Pond in Nara was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1935).
Sarusawa Pond in Nara depicts rivers & lakes, set at Nara.
Sarusawa Pond in Nara measures 25.6 × 26.4 cm (Oban format).