Night Wind Over Lake
- Date:
- Shōwa period,
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink on paper
- Dimensions:
- 35 × 48 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
This black-and-white woodblock print, titled *Night Wind Over Lake* by Shiko Munakata (date unknown), shows five seated figures in patterned kimono arranged across the lower foreground, rendered in bold, angular black strokes — including a figure at left holding a round fan-like object and a central figure holding a bowl or lantern form. Behind them stretches a lake with several triangular-sailed boats and a distant peak, topped by a band of interlocking geometric ornament and two round, face-like lantern shapes with a vertical string of beads along the right edge. The composition is rendered entirely in dense black ink on paper with no color, bearing two red seal stamps and a signature in the lower corners.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Night Wind Over Lake was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in Shōwa period,.
Night Wind Over Lake depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and night scenes.
Night Wind Over Lake measures 35 × 48 cm.