Mt Fuji, Narusawa (Late Autumn) by Kawase Hasui
Mt Fuji, Narusawa (Late Autumn)
Kawase Hasui
Title
Mt Fuji, Narusawa (Late Autumn)
Artist
Year
1936
Technique
color woodcut
Image Size
9 7/16 x 14 1/4" image size
Signature
artist's signature and Kawase red seal in lower right
Edition Size
not stated
Annotations
Watanabe publisher seal in image in lower left corner; publisher's copyright information stamped in lower left margin
Reference
Hotei 395
Paper
cream Japanese laid
State
published
Publisher
Watanabe
Inventory ID
22648
Price
$900.00
Description
The entirety of the village of Narusawa is located within the borders of Japan’s Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, which was established in the same year that Kawase Hasui’s “Mt. Fuji, Narusawa” image was printed. The park partially encompasses the foothills of Mt Fuji as well, seen here as the backdrop to an idyllic scene of a family farm - likely growing vegetables - as a mother and daughter perform their daily chores. A drift of late autumn clouds forms above the distant forest, whose leaves have turned in preparation for winter.