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Shiba, Benton Pond (Translation)
川瀬巴水 芝弁天池 昭和四年八月 木版画 (Primary Title)

Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist)

August 1926
Japanese
Prints
Works On Paper
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
East Asian Art
Place Made,Japan
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 7/8 in. (27.31 × 40.32 cm)
Image: 9 7/16 × 14 1/4 in. (23.97 × 36.2 cm)
2012.187
Not on view
Benten Pond is located in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on the former site of Kan’eiji, a Tendai Buddhist temple built in 1625. The pond is named after Benzaiten, a Buddhist goddess enshrined in a temple hall on an island in the pond. In July and August, Benten Pond, also known as Lotus Pond, is completely covered by a thick layer of what is known as the largest concentration of lotus in Tokyo.
Showa period (1926-1989)
巴水 Hasui
Artist's seal; publisher's seal: 酒井川口 (Kawaguchi & Saki);
芝弁天池 昭和四年八月作
René and Carolyn Balcer Collection
"Seasonal Flowers in Japan: Woodblock by Kawase Hasui" April 18 - October 12, 2015, VMFA
©artist or artist’s estate

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