Lake Toya
洞爺湖
by Takeji Asano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- Ukiyo-e.org (via Artelino)
Description
Lake Toya in Hokkaido — a large circular caldera lake with an island group at its center, surrounded by mountains — is one of Asano's most northerly subjects, the Hokkaido landscape offering a quality of open, clear light quite different from the atmospheric subtlety of his Kyoto scenes. The lake's near-perfect circular form, a product of the volcanic caldera that created it, and the dramatic Showa Shinzan volcano visible on the eastern shore gave this northern landscape an elemental grandeur. His rendering would have honored both the lake's scenic beauty and its geological drama.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lake Toya (洞爺湖) was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二).
Lake Toya uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Lake Toya was published by Unsodo.
Lake Toya depicts rivers & lakes.