Harvest depicts rural agricultural life with the warmth and careful observation that characterize Kasamatsu's best nature work. Watanabe lifetime editions sell for $800-$2,000. This pastoral subject offers a counterpoint to his more frequently encountered urban and temple scenes, and collectors drawn to rural Japanese themes find it especially appealing.
A rural harvest scene depicts agricultural workers gathering the products of the season — likely rice, but possibly other grains or vegetables — the physical labor of gathering rendered as both documentary record and compositional arrangement of figures and landscape. Kasamatsu's harvest prints reflect his sustained interest in seasonal agricultural labor as a subject connecting modern Japan to the rural traditions that rapid urbanization was displacing. The composition captures the collective effort of harvest work.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Harvest was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Harvest uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Harvest was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Harvest depicts figures, daily life, and village scenes.
