PrintsJapanese20th century

Senjō Cliff, Lake Towada (Senjōmaku, Towadako), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei higaishi Nihon ten)

1933, January

Artists

Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水Artist

Watanabe ShôzaburôPublisher

Classification

Prints

Technique

Woodblock print

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Shōwa era, 1926-1989

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 39 × W. 26.5 cm (15 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[H. Yatsuhashi, Boston, 1979], sold; to William Crout, Cambridge, MA (1979-2016), bequest to; Harvard Art Museums, 2016.

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