Returning Sails at Yabase Subject_Landscape passing a towering stone lantern

passing a towering stone lantern

a historic port famously celebrated in classical Japanese art and poetry

as indicated by the Watanabe publisher's "C" seal on the right margin

The scene captures the calm waters of Lake Biwa at Yabase

This 20th century rendition by Koitsu is an early pre-war printing

Returning Sails at Yabase Subject_Landscape passing a towering stone lanternA traditional sailing boat glides towards the harbour at dusk, passing a towering stone lantern. The scene captures the calm waters of Lake Biwa at Yabase, a historic port famously celebrated in classical Japanese art and poetry. This 20th century rendition by Koitsu is an early pre war printing, as indicated by the Watanabe publisher's "C" seal on the right margin.