Kansa Shrine at Lake Tazawa (Translation)
川瀬巴水 旅みやげ第三集 田沢湖漢搓宮 昭和二年 (Primary Title)
Kansuga Shrine at Lake Tazawa (Donor's Title)
Souvenirs of Travel III (Series Title)
Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Tazawako Kansanomiyagu (Transliterated Title)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist)
Watanabe Shōzaburō 渡邊庄三郎, Japanese, 1885 - 1962 (Publisher)
Hasui made a series of expeditions across Japan during his lifetime, sketching landscapes, towns, and national landmarks in preparation for his prints. In 1927 he traveled to Lake Tazawa, the deepest freshwater lake in Japan, more than 370 miles north of Tokyo. Kansa Shrine is a humble wooden house reportedly dedicated to a large driftwood tree that landed on the lakeshore. In this snowy evening scene, the small shrine is surrounded by a stone lantern, pines, and cherry trees. The snowflakes floating across the sky and on the water convey a sense of tranquility and mystery.
Showa period (1926-1989)
Artist’s signature in ink and seal in red within image lower right: 巴水 Hasui
Series title seal in lower right margin.
Inscribed in ink in lower left margin: 昭和二年作 田沢湖漢搓宮
René and Carolyn Balcer Collection
"Temples and Shrines in Japan: Woodblock Prints by Kawase Hasui" November 17, 2018 - March 16, 2019, VMFA
1979渡辺／川瀬巴水…134／ 昭和二年 旅みやげ第三集 ワタナベ 16 田沢湖漢搓宮
©artist or artist’s estate
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