Kizaki Lake in the Afternoon (Gogo no Kizakiko)
- Date:
- 1959
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Lake Kizaki in Nagano Prefecture, surrounded by the Japanese Alps, is rendered in the softened light of afternoon — the title's temporal specificity (Gogo no Kizakiko) unusual for Hiratsuka, who typically avoids such atmospheric precision. The 1959 woodblock captures the lake's reflective surface and the encircling mountains with the spare authority of his mature landscape style.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kizaki Lake in the Afternoon (Gogo no Kizakiko) was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1959.
Kizaki Lake in the Afternoon (Gogo no Kizakiko) depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.