Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai bridge
Artist
Kawase Hasui
(Japanese, 1883 - 1957)
Date1947
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsSheet: 15 3/8 × 10 1/2 inches (39.05 × 26.67 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Austin
Object number2017.23.5
SignedHasui, lower left corner
MarkingsLower right
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionThe woodblock print shows the cone-shaped Mt. Fuji, covered by white snow, in the background. A wooden bridge links to a tall tree and houses in the other side of the river. Various shapes of blue dominates the color scheme, suggesting this is an evening landscape.
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