This panoramic view across Lake Ashinoko toward Mount Fuji captures the quintessential Hakone vista that has inspired generations of artists. Watanabe lifetime editions sell for $1,000-$2,500. The expansive water surface reflecting the sky and mountain creates a sense of spaciousness, and this composition benefits from framing at a generous size that honors the landscape's natural grandeur.
Lake Ashinoko in the Hakone volcanic caldera reflects the perfect cone of Mount Fuji across its still waters, the mountain's snow-capped summit and forested flanks mirrored in the lake's surface. Kasamatsu produced multiple views of Fuji from Lake Ashinoko, drawn repeatedly to this location where the mountain's reflection in the calm water created a composition of unusual symmetry. This version likely captures the scene in a particular quality of morning light or seasonal coloring that distinguishes it from his other Ashinoko prints.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
View of Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashinoko was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
View of Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashinoko uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
View of Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashinoko was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
View of Mt. Fuji from Lake Ashinoko depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
