Nikkō Chūzenji Lake, Utagahama Art Print by Hasui Collage-Modern qualities that have kept this

qualities that have kept this kind of imagery compelling long after its original scientific purpose faded

It is part of the Fancy Ladies series: a cohesive set of strong

It is an image rooted in close observation of the sea

a confident line

The composition is close and insistent

Nikkō Chūzenji Lake, Utagahama Art Print by Hasui Collage-Modern qualities that have kept thisStill water mirrors a softly lit sky at Utagahama on Lake Chzenji one of the quieter corners of Hasui Kawase's shin hanga landscapes. The vertical composition stretches the scene upward through bare branched trees into a pale horizon, with the lake surface acting as a second sky below. Muted autumnal tones and deliberate negative space give the work the meditative quality that defined early 20th century Japanese printmaking at its most refined. As an