The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike)
Shiba Benten ike
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1929
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
A contemplative view of the pond at Benten Shrine in the Shiba district of Tokyo. Lifetime editions sell for $500-$2,000. Shiba was historically one of Tokyo's most important temple districts before wartime destruction, and Hasui's views of its shrines and gardens serve as records of a lost landscape. Prints with clear water reflections and well-preserved color are most collectible.
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