Sand Garden, Design 6, Shôwa period, dated 1958

Sand Garden, Design 6, dated 1958, presents a specific raked gravel pattern — one of many possible configurations in the karesansui tradition — with Hashimoto's characteristic geometric precision. The design number indicates this was part of a systematic exploration of the formal possibilities of sand garden patterning, each design representing a different solution to the problem of organizing a flat expanse of gravel into a composition that suggests water, mountains, or pure abstract pattern. This work demonstrates his interest in the structural logic of traditional garden design.