Karasaki no matsu 唐崎の松 (Pine at Karasaki)

Karasaki no matsu 唐崎の松 (Pine at Karasaki), May 1918, Taisho period (1912–1926)

Portfolio/Series title: Ōmi hakkei no uchi 近江の八景の内 (Eight Views of Lake Biwa)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 298 x 203 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 325 x 222 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 11 3/4 x 8 0.99213 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 12 13/16 x 8 3/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Barbara Benton Wescoe Fund

Accession number: 1996.0002

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Though chiefly known for his images of beautiful women, Shinsui also created landscape prints. Eight Views of Lake Biwa is probably his best known series. The pine at Karasaki appears in prints by Hiroshige and others as a huge tree whose limbs, in need of support due to their size and weight, extend out into the waters of Lake Biwa. In a delightful twist, Shinsui has taken us beneath the limbs and through the "forest" of supports to the very trunk. The intertwining branches and the morning glow over the waters of the lake demonstrate Shinsui's ability to create powerful yet subtle images.