Karikachi Mountain Pass (Translation)
狩勝垰 (Primary Title)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist)
Bijutsusha 美術社, Japanese, act. ca. 1927-28 (Publisher)
Karikachi is a mountainous pass in Hokkaido of northern Japan. In 1896 during a survey for the railway construction, the local officials decided to build a railway tunnel under this site, 2,113 feet above sea level; the pass was named Kari-kachi after the two traversed provinces, Ishikari and Tokachi. The tunnel was completed in 1907 to national acclaim. In 1927 when it was named as one of the New Eight Views of Japan, Hasui set off on a journey to the site and sketched the scene from an observation spot on the mountaintop. In this final design, the artist illustrated an evening scene of the pass overlooking the Tokachi Plain with surrounding mountains.
Some object records are not complete and do not reflect VMFA's full and current knowledge. VMFA makes routine updates as records are reviewed and enhanced.