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Date: 1940
Size: Watercolor Painting: 43 × 37.4 ㎝
Impression: Very good
Condition: Very good
Detail: Set of a watercolor and a woodblock print / Slight foxing on watercolor
Set against the rugged cliffs of Nishikigaura, this work captures a tranquil afternoon scene in which nature and human life quietly coexist. The massive rock face dominating the composition is rendered with Hasui’s characteristic precision in carving and printing, vividly conveying its weighty texture and the layered strata. In contrast to this overwhelming natural formation, a small figure seated on the rocks by the water’s edge, absorbed in fishing, is depicted at a diminutive scale—this contrast lending the scene a sense of serene stillness and expansive scale. Shopping Guide & Information