Mountain lake in early winter
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
A monochrome woodblock print in bold black-and-white contrast on cream paper, depicting a still lake ringed by layered mountain ridges, with jagged, densely patterned pine and shrub silhouettes framing the foreground and right edge. Faint horizontal lines render calm water reflecting the shoreline, while the sky is left blank; the composition relies entirely on angular, faceted black shapes against the unmarked paper, with no human figures present. The sheet bears the pencil edition number "63/100," Japanese characters and a date below the image, and a red artist seal beside a pencil signature reading "K. Sasajima," by Kihei Sasajima, medium Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock), year unknown.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mountain lake in early winter was created by Kihei Sasajima (笹島喜平).
Mountain lake in early winter depicts rivers & lakes, winter, and mountains.