Mountain and Lake
- Date:
- 1969
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 71.9 × 51.4 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Mountain and Lake, printed in 1969 using ink and color on paper, presents a mountain reflection in still water — one of the most enduring compositional subjects in East Asian landscape painting and printmaking. Hashimoto's geometric approach to the mountain form — its faces reduced to planes of color, its outline to a precise silhouette — creates a formal echo when reflected in the lake surface below. The mirror relationship between the actual mountain and its reflection allowed him to explore the abstract possibilities of the landscape subject.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mountain and Lake was created by Okiie Hashimoto (橋本興家) in 1969.
Mountain and Lake depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mountains.
Mountain and Lake measures 71.9 × 51.4 cm.