Shinobazu Lake in Tokyo, Shôwa period, dated 1932
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
Shinobazu Pond in Tokyo is dated 1932 — early in Kasamatsu's most productive shin-hanga decade — catching the water in the particular light of that season and time. The 1932 date places this among a cluster of important Tokyo landscape prints he produced for Watanabe, depicting familiar city landmarks with the atmospheric sensitivity that distinguished his urban work from straightforward topographic records. The lake's lotus beds and the distant shrine create a composition balancing urban geography with the stillness of water.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shinobazu Lake in Tokyo, Shôwa period, dated 1932 was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Shinobazu Lake in Tokyo, Shôwa period, dated 1932 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Shinobazu Lake in Tokyo, Shôwa period, dated 1932 depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes, set at Tokyo.