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
- Dimensions:
- 27.7 × 40.7 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Two women in kimono, one carrying a child on her back, stand on a curved wooden bridge crossing a pond thick with lotus leaves and pink lotus blossoms in bloom. A dark wall of dense green foliage fills the background, contrasted against the brighter green lotus pads in the foreground. *The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike)*, a color woodblock print (oban) by Kawase Hasui, 1929.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike) (Shiba Benten ike) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1929.
The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1929).
The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike) depicts temples & shrines and rivers & lakes, set at Tokyo, Shiba.
The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike) measures 27.7 × 40.7 cm (Oban format).