About This Print
Catalogue Raisonné Entry
Source: Kawase Hasui; TheComplete Woodblock Prints, Kendall Brown, Amy Reigle Newland, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KITPublishers, 2003, p. 95.Narazaki1 asserts that “such a daring composition is rare in Hasui’swork. A large tree cuts diagonally across the foreground plane, andthe setting sun reflects brightly on Lake Towada. The distant coastand mountain are already shrouded in darkness; the clouds grow dark. Instrumental in maintaining the mood of this scene is the reflection ofthe red sun on the surface of the lake, and this heightens the colourscheme of this relatively simple composition. In this we witness a newtrend in Hasui’s work. It was sketched on 28 October 1932”.
1 Narazaki Muneshige, Hasui's biographer and compiler of the artist's first catalogue raisoneeé Kawase Hasui mokuhanga shu, Mainichi Shinbun, Tokyo, 1979.
 |  image and entry 302 Nenokuchi, Towada Series: Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Towadako Nenokuchi) Work of July 1933 Hasui signature with Kawase Seal Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Seal D) |
Catalogue Entry from The Toledo Art Museum Show 1936
Source: Modern Japanese Prints, Dorothy Blair, TheToledo Art Museum 1997 (Printed from a photographic reproduction of twoexhibition catalogs of modern Japanese prints published by The ToledoMuseum of Art in 1930 and 1936)SignedHasui; red seal, decorative form only. Left margin: the Japanesetitle; and the date, “Showa Hachi Nen Shichi Gatsu Saku” (Made in the7th Month of the 8th Year of Showa (July 1933). Left margin: copyrightstamp of the publisher, Watanabe of Tokyo. Blocks, 20; superimposedprintings, 25; edition, 100.
Lake Towada
There are four observation points set up around the lake, so you can enjoy the lake's appearance from different angles. Sightseeing boats leave from the Yasumiya bus terminal, and go to Nenokuchi at the entrance to the Oirase Mountain Stream and Utarube, which is always busy with fishing-lovers. Seeing the lake from a boat shows a different kind of beauty than the view from the lakeshore. Near Yasumiya there are all sorts of facilities, including a campsite, Lake Towada-ko Visitors' Center and Lake Towada-ko Tansuigyo Suizoku-kan (Freshwater Fish Aquarium).
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #67 |
| Title | Nenokuchi, Towada 十和田子之口 |
| Series | Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern 日本風景集 東日本篇 Nihon fūkei shū higashi Nihon hen |
| Artist | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | Kawase seal (see above) |
| Publication Date | July 1933 as shown in lower right margin |
| Edition | First edition of 100 prints with "D"-type seal (For a full discussion of Watanabe publisher seals see "Watanabe Publisher Marks, Seals and Editions") |
| Publisher |
Watanabe Shōzaburō
Watanabe "D"-type seal (in use from approximately 1929-1942) reading: 版権所有 渡辺庄三郎 hankenshoyū Watanabe Shōzaburō copyright reserved Watanabe Shōzaburō |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent- pencil notation bottom margin "Lake Towada Hasui Kawase"; smallremnant mounting tape verso left corner; small discoloration centertop margin; minor handling/printing creases |
| Miscellaneous | View of Konokuchi Narrows Lake Towada |
| Genre | shin hanga (new prints) |
| Format | Oban tate-e |
| H x W Paper | 15 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (39.9 x 27.6 cm) |
| H x W Image | 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (36.2 x 24.1 cm) |
| Collections This Print | The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo P00138-024 (unspecifiededition but print shown has D type seal.) |
| Reference Literature | CatalogueRaisonné: Kawase Hasui; TheComplete Woodblock Prints, Kendall Brown, Amy Reigle Newland, Hotei Publishing, KITPublishers, 2003, p. 95, pl. 302; Kawase Hasui and His Contemporaries: The Shin Hanga (NewPrint) Movement in Landscape Art, Irwin J.Patcher, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse,1986, p. 66, pl. 68 |
8/19/2021
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