Hirosawa Pond
- Date:
- 1950
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Dated 1950, Hirosawa Pond in the Sagano district of western Kyoto was famous for its moonlit beauty and the practice of "moon-viewing on the pond" (otsukimi) that drew visitors in autumn. Kotozuka's 1950 print depicts this traditional landscape with the atmospheric restraint that characterizes his mature work: the still water reflecting sky and surrounding vegetation, the composition organized around the horizontal plane of the pond's surface and the vertical accents of the trees beyond.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hirosawa Pond was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in 1950.
Hirosawa Pond depicts rivers & lakes.