Returning Sails at Yabase Subject_Landscape a historic port famously celebrated

a historic port famously celebrated in classical Japanese art and poetry

The scene captures the calm waters of Lake Biwa at Yabase

passing a towering stone lantern

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

Returning Sails at Yabase Subject_Landscape a historic port famously celebratedA 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.