Scenery in Spring and Autumn
春秋山水図
Hashimoto Kansetsu · 1931 (Showa 6) · Folding screen
Right screen of a six-panel pair. Image: Source: Tokyo Fuji Art Museum (Work page (opens in a new tab)) (reduced in size on this site) CC0 (opens in a new tab) View larger
A pair of six-panel folding screens by Hashimoto Kansetsu, color on silk with gold leaf on the reverse, painted in 1931 (Showa 6). The landscapes contrast a spring mountain path on the right screen with an autumn lake on the left. Tokyo Fuji Art Museum owns them.
- Artist
- Hashimoto Kansetsu
- Date
- 1931 (Showa 6)
- Medium / format
- Folding screen
About this work
The right screen shows a person riding a horse and a person carrying a load along a spring mountain path, and the left screen shows the peaceful scene of people enjoying fishing on an autumn lake, contrasting spring and autumn. The image shown is the right screen: on a pale gold ground blue-green mountains rise in a row, with a grove of pines spreading in the foreground. Writing is inscribed at the upper left.
According to the museum's commentary, plants and mountain surfaces tinted here and there color the picture gently, and the composition of space using perspective is splendid. Each screen is 169.8 cm high and 360.0 cm wide.
Kansetsu was born in Hyogo, studied the Shijo school, and later visited China many times. Based on sketches made on the spot, he built a unique world called "Shin-Nanga" (New Nanga) grounded in the realism of the Shijo school, and the museum calls this work a typical example.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who painted Scenery in Spring and Autumn, and when?
- Scenery in Spring and Autumn is by Hashimoto Kansetsu, made in 1931 (Showa 6). Medium: Folding screen.
- Where can I see Scenery in Spring and Autumn?
- It is held by Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. Exhibitions change, so check each museum's information before you visit.
Sources and references
- Tokyo Fuji Art Museum (in Japanese) (opens in a new tab) (checked 2026-11-05)
- Japan Search (in Japanese) (opens in a new tab) (checked 2026-11-05)
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