Senjo Plain, Nikko (Translation)
川瀬巴水 日光戦場ケ原 昭和十二年八月 木版画 (Primary Title)
Senjogahara Field in Nikko (Donor's Title)
Nikko Senjogahara (Transliterated Title)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist)
Watanabe Shōzaburō 渡邊庄三郎, Japanese, 1885 - 1962 (Publisher)
A sacred town in northern Tokyo, Nikkō is known for temples, shrines, and shogunate mausoleums. Senjō Plain is a historic site in Nikkō and the place where forces of the feudal Shogun and state emperor (mikado) battled in 1389. This print depicts a thin forest of birch trees stretching across an otherwise barren landscape. Only wildflowers in the foreground remind the viewer of the land’s former vitality.
Showa period (1926-1989)
Artist’s signature in ink and seal in red within image lower left: 巴水 Hasui
Publisher's seal (C) in lower right margin.
Inscribed in ink in lower left margin: 日光戦場ケ原 昭和十二年八月作
René and Carolyn Balcer Collection
"Seasonal Flowers in Japan: Woodblock by Kawase Hasui" April 18 - October 12, 2015, VMFA
1979渡辺／川瀬巴水…291／昭和十二年八月 無外題 ワタナベ 日光戦場ケ原
©artist or artist’s estate
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