Hazy Evening at the Edge of Shinobazu Pond (Showa)
by Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
Sold
- Type
- Original woodblock print
- First edition
- 1932
- This edition
- The current print is from an early post-war edition.
- Image size
- 36.1 × 23.8 cm
- Condition
- Excellent (see condition notes)
- Publisher
- Watanabe
Description
The composition combines both Japanese and Western artistic techniques, and depicts influences from both worlds as well. Ueno Park itself was inspired by the way Western parks were set up. Further in the back, however, behind the modern electric lanterns, a torii gate can be seen in front of a stairway with Japanese lanterns at the top, and a pagoda towering above all further in the distance.
Condition notes
The print is in excellent condition. Many copies of this print have faded colors, but the colors of this impression are well retained. There is a note in pencil on the back and remnants of a previous mounting. There are two pinholes in the left margin.
